Rayside, Ontario (1911 census)
Rayside was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 865. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262660. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.583°N, 81.126°W.
Population
In 1911, Rayside had a population of 865: 479 male and 386 female residents. Population density was 24.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 865 |
| 1921 | 952 |
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, Rayside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,733 area in acres, 865 total population, 479 males in the population, 386 females in the population, 326 single (never-married) males, 238 single (never-married) females, 149 families, 142 married females, 140 married males, 35.52 area in square miles, 24.35 population per square mile, 13 widowed males, 6 widowed females. 820 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 144 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054078— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146103— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262660
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). "Rayside, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rayside-on054078-1911/.