McNab, Ontario (1911 census)
McNab was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,628. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 76.492°W.
Population
In 1911, McNab had a population of 3,628: 1,825 male and 1,803 female residents. Population density was 33.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,513 |
| 1861 | 2,000 |
| 1871 | 2,855 |
| 1881 | 3,092 |
| 1891 | 3,514 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,628 |
| 1921 | 3,379 |
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, McNab shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,534 area in acres, 3,628 total population, 1,825 males in the population, 1,803 females in the population, 1,184 single (never-married) males, 1,106 single (never-married) females, 718 families, 598 married males, 588 married females, 109 widowed females, 107.08 area in square miles, 43 widowed males, 33.88 population per square mile. 2,835 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 1,693 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 950 persons of British origin (Irish), 367 persons of German origin, 309 persons of British origin (English), 281 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 7 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 1,706 Presbyterians, 799 Roman Catholics, 502 Baptists, 299 Methodists, 218 Anglicans (Church of England), 81 Lutherans, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 713 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262270
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). "McNab, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcnab-on117011-1911/.