Tay, Ontario (1911 census)
Tay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,245. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.733°N, 79.778°W.
Population
In 1911, Tay had a population of 5,245: 2,827 male and 2,418 female residents. Population density was 59.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,629 |
| 1881 | 2,993 |
| 1891 | 4,714 |
| 1901 | 5,442 |
| 1911 | 5,245 |
| 1921 | 3,159 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port McNicoll, VL, 1921 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Tay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,442 |
| POP F | 2,418 |
| POP M | 2,827 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 66.43 |
| POP TOT | 5,245 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,129 |
| AREA ACRES | 50,533 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.96 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 7 |
| BAPTISTS | 224 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 24 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,823 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,432 |
| BRIT OTHER | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 521 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 65 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 115 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 28 |
| DWELLINGS | 977 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 918 |
| F SINGLE | 1,405 |
| F WIDOWED | 93 |
| FAMILIES | 1,004 |
| FRENCH | 1,025 |
| GERMAN | 149 |
| GREEK | 4 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 9 |
| INDIAN | 38 |
| ITALIAN | 85 |
| JEWISH | 13 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 23 |
| M MARRIED | 1,026 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 1,749 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| MENNONITES | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 1,419 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 752 |
| PROTESTANTS | 33 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,433 |
| RUSSIAN | 5 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 33 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262963
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). "Tay, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tay-on119004-1911/.