Shaw, Ontario (1911 census)
Shaw was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 29. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.405°N, 81.141°W.
Population
In 1911, Shaw had a population of 29: 25 male and 4 female residents. Population density was 0.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 29 |
| 1921 | 5 |
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, Shaw shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,810 area in acres, 35.64 area in square miles, 29 total population, 25 males in the population, 17 males with marital status not given, 5 married males, 4 females in the population, 3 families, 3 single (never-married) males, 2 married females, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 single (never-married) females, 0.81 population per square mile. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 3 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054086— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148161— 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). "Shaw, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/shaw-on054086-1911/.