Perry, Ontario (1911 census)
Perry was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 486. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 79.290°W.
Population
In 1911, Perry had a population of 486. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,779 |
| 1911 | 486 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Perry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 748 |
| POP F | 355 |
| POP M | 391 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 12.09 |
| POP TOT | 486 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 135 |
| AREA ACRES | 39,476 |
| AREA SQ MI | 61.68 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 239 |
| BRIT IRISH | 122 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 75 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 33 |
| DWELLINGS | 143 |
| F MARRIED | 125 |
| F SINGLE | 221 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| GERMAN | 11 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 127 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 255 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 220 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 123 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262575
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). "Perry, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perry-on108025-1911/.