Mayo, Ontario (1911 census)
Mayo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.085°N, 77.594°W.
Population
In 1911, Mayo had a population of 521: 286 male and 235 female residents. Population density was 10.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 518 |
| 1901 | 597 |
| 1911 | 521 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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, Mayo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 33,285 area in acres, 521 total population, 286 males in the population, 235 females in the population, 199 single (never-married) males, 151 single (never-married) females, 95 families, 78 married females, 78 married males, 52.01 area in square miles, 10.02 population per square mile, 9 widowed males, 6 widowed females. 597 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 170 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 147 persons of British origin (English), 107 persons of British origin (Irish), 50 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of French origin, 10 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 232 Presbyterians, 136 Methodists, 86 Anglicans (Church of England), 50 Brethren, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Baptists, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 95 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262186
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). "Mayo, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mayo-on079009-1911/.