Ramsay, Ontario (1911 census)
Ramsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 76.222°W.
Population
In 1911, Ramsay had a population of 1,942: 971 male and 971 female residents. Population density was 18.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,256 |
| 1861 | 4,096 |
| 1871 | 3,218 |
| 1881 | 2,899 |
| 1891 | 2,601 |
| 1901 | 2,383 |
| 1911 | 1,942 |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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, Ramsay shared boundaries with:
- Almonte, Town—Ville
- Beckwith
- Carleton Place, Village
- Darling
- Drummond
- Fitzroy
- Huntley
- Lanark
- Pakenham
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,383 |
| POP F | 971 |
| POP M | 971 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 20.39 |
| POP TOT | 1,942 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 419 |
| AREA ACRES | 60,949 |
| AREA SQ MI | 95.23 |
| BAPTISTS | 57 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 191 |
| BRIT IRISH | 823 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 900 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 420 |
| F MARRIED | 340 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 13 |
| F SINGLE | 555 |
| F WIDOWED | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 423 |
| FRENCH | 24 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 337 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 597 |
| M WIDOWED | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 177 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,066 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 198 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Ramsay, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ramsay-on089006-1911/.