Alfred, Ontario (1911 census)
Alfred was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,270. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2834929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.567°N, 74.883°W.
Population
In 1911, Alfred had a population of 3,270: 1,639 male and 1,631 female residents. Population density was 44.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 584 |
| 1861 | 1,359 |
| 1871 | 1,697 |
| 1881 | 3,208 |
| 1891 | 3,053 |
| 1901 | 3,327 |
| 1911 | 3,270 |
| 1921 | 3,210 |
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, Alfred shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,327 |
| POP F | 1,631 |
| POP M | 1,639 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 44.79 |
| POP TOT | 3,270 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 30 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,720 |
| AREA SQ MI | 73 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BELGIAN | 8 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 78 |
| BRIT IRISH | 93 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 21 |
| DWELLINGS | 530 |
| F MARRIED | 492 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 1,061 |
| F WIDOWED | 74 |
| FAMILIES | 549 |
| FRENCH | 3,068 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 491 |
| M SINGLE | 1,108 |
| M WIDOWED | 40 |
| METHODISTS | 24 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 12 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,202 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2834929
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_(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). "Alfred, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alfred-on114001-1911/.