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 23.7 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 67,750 area in acres, 2,509 total population, 1,324 males in the population, 1,185 females in the population, 779 single (never-married) males, 625 single (never-married) females, 613 families, 494 married males, 492 married females, 105.86 area in square miles, 68 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 23.70 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,151 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 1,012 persons of British origin (English), 913 persons of British origin (Irish), 402 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 134 persons of German origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 16 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,108 Methodists, 533 Anglicans (Church of England), 469 Presbyterians, 239 Roman Catholics, 133 Baptists, 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Lutherans, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 603 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.