Ops, Ontario (1911 census)
Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 505. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.326°N, 78.715°W.
Population
In 1911, Ops had a population of 505: 1,572 male and 1,174 female residents. Population density was 28.9 people per square mile.
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 | 505 |
| 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 60,733 area in acres, 1,572 males in the population, 1,174 females in the population, 996 single (never-married) males, 672 single (never-married) females, 529 married males, 521 families, 505 total population, 430 married females, 94.89 area in square miles, 70 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 28.93 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 2,610 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 329 persons of British origin (Irish), 117 persons of British origin (English), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 270 Methodists, 124 Anglicans (Church of England), 90 Presbyterians, 8 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Roman Catholics, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 515 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:
ON129027— 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-on129027-1911/.