Gurd, Ontario (1911 census)
Gurd was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16982957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.989°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1911, Gurd had a population of 422: 276 male and 241 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 547 |
| 1911 | 422 |
| 1921 | 470 |
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 Patterson, 1901 (55.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained McConkey, 1921 (22.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hardy, 1921 (22.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Patterson, 1921 (55.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gurd shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 37,814 area in acres, 422 total population, 276 males in the population, 241 females in the population, 180 single (never-married) males, 147 single (never-married) females, 104 families, 82 married females, 82 married males, 59.08 area in square miles, 12 widowed females, 8.75 population per square mile, 8 widowed males, 5 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 547 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 164 persons of British origin (Irish), 108 persons of British origin (English), 79 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 65 persons of German origin, 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 140 Anglicans (Church of England), 140 Presbyterians, 103 Methodists, 22 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 103 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q16982957
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurd_Township,_Ontario
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). "Gurd, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gurd-on108013-1911/.