Machar, Ontario (1911 census)
Machar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 415. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11765237. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.094°N, 79.372°W.
Population
In 1911, Machar had a population of 415: 1,172 male and 1,005 female residents. Population density was 16.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 902 |
| 1911 | 415 |
| 1921 | 436 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Machar shared boundaries with:
- Dundonald, Evelyn, German & Matheson
- Hardy, McConkey & Patterson
- Henry Inlet & Lower French I R
- Ingram & Pense
- McKellar
- Other parts
- Powassan t-v
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 86,476 area in acres, 1,172 males in the population, 1,005 females in the population, 769 single (never-married) males, 625 single (never-married) females, 426 families, 415 total population, 356 married males, 343 married females, 135.12 area in square miles, 41 widowed males, 33 widowed females, 16.11 population per square mile, 5 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated females. 2,516 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 139 persons of British origin (Irish), 124 persons of British origin (English), 63 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of Swiss origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 145 Anglicans (Church of England), 109 Methodists, 104 Presbyterians, 22 Roman Catholics, 18 Lutherans, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 426 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q11765237
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machar,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Machar, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/machar-on108017-1911/.