Papineau, Ontario (1911 census)
Papineau was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.541°N, 79.594°W.
Population
In 1911, Papineau had a population of 633: 199 male and 132 female residents. Population density was 17.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 670 |
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 606 |
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, Papineau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 12,489 area in acres, 633 total population, 199 males in the population, 132 females in the population, 129 single (never-married) males, 75 single (never-married) females, 68 families, 65 married males, 54 married females, 19.51 area in square miles, 16.97 population per square mile, 5 widowed males, 3 widowed females. 124 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 405 persons of French origin, 85 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of British origin (English), 36 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin. 12 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 482 Roman Catholics, 64 Anglicans (Church of England), 33 Methodists, 31 Lutherans, 23 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 68 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099070— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130064— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262532
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). "Papineau, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/papineau-on099070-1911/.