Baxter, Ontario (1911 census)
Baxter was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 745. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.883°N, 79.743°W.
Population
In 1911, Baxter had a population of 745: 270 male and 203 female residents. Population density was 7.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 377 |
| 1911 | 745 |
| 1921 | 454 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Baxter, 1901 (27.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Gibson & Freeman, 1901 (72.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Baxter, 1921 (27.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Freeman, 1921 (35.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gibson, 1921 (27.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Baxter shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 40,839 area in acres, 745 total population, 270 males in the population, 203 females in the population, 190 single (never-married) males, 125 single (never-married) females, 79 families, 77 married males, 74 married females, 63.81 area in square miles, 7.41 population per square mile, 4 widowed females, 3 widowed males. 377 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 416 persons of French origin, 149 persons of British origin (English), 79 persons of British origin (Irish), 65 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 5 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 458 Roman Catholics, 137 Anglicans (Church of England), 74 Methodists, 65 Presbyterians, 7 Baptists, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 78 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129001_1901— 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). "Baxter, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/baxter-on098001-1911/.