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 30.9 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,216 |
| POP F | 1,334 |
| POP M | 1,432 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 32.01 |
| POP TOT | 2,766 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 240 |
| AREA ACRES | 55,296 |
| AREA SQ MI | 86.40 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,194 |
| BRIT IRISH | 934 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 397 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| DUTCH | 133 |
| DWELLINGS | 658 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 545 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 678 |
| F WIDOWED | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 662 |
| FRENCH | 35 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 543 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 838 |
| M WIDOWED | 47 |
| METHODISTS | 1,384 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 580 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 524 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 6 |
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/.