Laxton, Ontario (1911 census)
Laxton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.715°N, 78.896°W.
Population
In 1911, Laxton had a population of 760: 266 male and 252 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 407 |
| 1901 | 596 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 359 |
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, Laxton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 27,840 area in acres, 760 total population, 266 males in the population, 252 females in the population, 157 single (never-married) males, 141 single (never-married) females, 125 families, 101 married males, 99 married females, 43.50 area in square miles, 12 widowed females, 11.91 population per square mile, 6 widowed males, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 596 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 321 persons of British origin (English), 219 persons of British origin (Irish), 128 persons of German origin, 70 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 326 Methodists, 272 Anglicans (Church of England), 85 Presbyterians, 48 Roman Catholics, 22 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 Lutherans, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 121 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149008— 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). "Laxton, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laxton-on129019-1911/.