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 66.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 600 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,533 area in acres, 5,245 total population, 2,827 males in the population, 2,418 females in the population, 1,749 single (never-married) males, 1,405 single (never-married) females, 1,026 married males, 1,004 families, 918 married females, 93 widowed females, 78.96 area in square miles, 66.43 population per square mile, 50 widowed males, 2 legally separated females, 2 males with marital status not given. 5,442 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,823 persons of British origin (English), 1,432 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,025 persons of French origin, 521 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 149 persons of German origin, 85 persons of Italian origin, 65 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 38 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 13 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,433 Roman Catholics, 1,419 Methodists, 1,129 Anglicans (Church of England), 752 Presbyterians, 224 Baptists, 115 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 33 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 33 Salvation Army adherents, 27 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 24 Brethren, 23 Lutherans, 18 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Jews, 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 7 Mennonites, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 977 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Nolin | 1849–1914 | died here |
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/.