Ops, Ontario (1911 census)
Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,746. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.437°N, 78.520°W.
Population
In 1911, Ops had a population of 2,746.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 2,872 |
| 1871 | 3,350 |
| 1881 | 3,358 |
| 1891 | 2,926 |
| 1901 | 2,610 |
| 1911 | 2,746 |
| 1921 | 2,310 |
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, Ops shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 48,678 area in acres, 2,746 total population, 76.06 area in square miles, 3 males in the population, 2 families, 2 married males, 1 legally separated males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,690 persons of British origin (Irish), 626 persons of British origin (English), 172 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 96 persons of Italian origin, 65 persons of Polish origin, 19 persons of German origin, 12 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). 3 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 844 Methodists, 834 Roman Catholics, 456 Presbyterians, 376 Anglicans (Church of England), 125 Baptists, 71 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 45 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Friends (Quakers), 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Lutherans, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Samuel Hughes | 1853–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ops_Township
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). "Ops, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ops-on129018-1911/.