McKellar, Ontario (1911 census)
McKellar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262243. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.911°N, 79.304°W.
Population
In 1911, McKellar had a population of 562: 111 male and 90 female residents. Population density was 2.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 697 |
| 1911 | 562 |
| 1921 | 551 |
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, McKellar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 48,036 area in acres, 562 total population, 111 males in the population, 90 females in the population, 75.06 area in square miles, 71 single (never-married) males, 57 single (never-married) females, 43 families, 35 married males, 28 married females, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 2.68 population per square mile. 273 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 403 persons of British origin (Irish), 92 persons of British origin (English), 29 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 26 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 459 Methodists, 63 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Presbyterians, 14 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Roman Catholics, 1 Baptists, 1 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 43 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262243
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). "McKellar, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mckellar-on108020-1911/.