Muskoka, Ontario (1911 census)
Muskoka was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.078°N, 79.415°W.
Population
In 1911, Muskoka had a population of 944: 623 male and 575 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 482 |
| 1881 | 1,135 |
| 1891 | 797 |
| 1901 | 838 |
| 1911 | 944 |
| 1921 | 988 |
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, Muskoka shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 944 total population, 623 males in the population, 575 females in the population, 393 single (never-married) males, 339 single (never-married) females, 239 families, 207 married males, 206 married females, 29 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 1,008 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 344 persons of British origin (English), 211 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 199 persons of British origin (Irish), 111 persons of German origin, 21 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 283 Methodists, 271 Presbyterians, 235 Anglicans (Church of England), 55 Roman Catholics, 28 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 27 Baptists, 25 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Jews, 10 Lutherans, 3 Congregationalists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 232 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Joseph Mackenzie | 1865–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Muskoka, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/muskoka-on098012-1911/.