Percy, Ontario (1911 census)
Percy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,766. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7167618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.240°N, 77.924°W.
Population
In 1911, Percy had a population of 2,766: 1,432 male and 1,334 female residents. Population density was 32.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,605 |
| 1861 | 3,515 |
| 1871 | 4,084 |
| 1881 | 3,768 |
| 1891 | 3,388 |
| 1901 | 3,216 |
| 1911 | 2,766 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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, Percy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 55,296 area in acres, 2,766 total population, 1,432 males in the population, 1,334 females in the population, 838 single (never-married) males, 678 single (never-married) females, 662 families, 545 married females, 543 married males, 107 widowed females, 86.40 area in square miles, 47 widowed males, 32.01 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 3,216 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 1,194 persons of British origin (English), 934 persons of British origin (Irish), 397 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 133 persons of Dutch origin, 69 persons of German origin, 35 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,384 Methodists, 580 Presbyterians, 524 Roman Catholics, 240 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 Baptists, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 658 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7167618
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_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). "Percy, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/percy-on101004-1911/.