McGillivray, Ontario (1911 census)
McGillivray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.206°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1911, McGillivray had a population of 2,509: 1,324 male and 1,185 female residents. Population density was 21.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,718 |
| 1861 | 3,921 |
| 1871 | 4,658 |
| 1881 | 4,178 |
| 1891 | 3,503 |
| 1901 | 3,151 |
| 1911 | 2,509 |
| 1921 | 2,380 |
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, McGillivray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,151 |
| POP F | 1,185 |
| POP M | 1,324 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 23.70 |
| POP TOT | 2,509 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 533 |
| AREA ACRES | 67,750 |
| AREA SQ MI | 105.86 |
| BAPTISTS | 133 |
| BELGIAN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,012 |
| BRIT IRISH | 913 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 402 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 603 |
| F MARRIED | 492 |
| F SINGLE | 625 |
| F WIDOWED | 68 |
| FAMILIES | 613 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 134 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 494 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 779 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| METHODISTS | 1,108 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 469 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 239 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262232
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). "McGillivray, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcgillivray-on096004-1911/.