McDougall, Ontario (1911 census)
McDougall was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 746. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.788°N, 79.248°W.
Population
In 1911, McDougall had a population of 746: 124 male and 82 female residents. Population density was 2.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 503 |
| 1911 | 746 |
| 1921 | 1,474 |
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, McDougall shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,044 area in acres, 746 total population, 124 males in the population, 89 single (never-married) males, 82 females in the population, 78.19 area in square miles, 45 single (never-married) females, 42 families, 33 married females, 33 married males, 3 widowed females, 2.63 population per square mile, 2 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 268 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 246 persons of British origin (Irish), 160 persons of British origin (English), 91 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of German origin, 42 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of French origin. 115 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 399 Methodists, 94 Presbyterians, 90 Anglicans (Church of England), 69 Roman Catholics, 42 Baptists, 33 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 15 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 40 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262218
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). "McDougall, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcdougall-on108019-1911/.