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 44.8 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,720 area in acres, 3,270 total population, 1,639 males in the population, 1,631 females in the population, 1,108 single (never-married) males, 1,061 single (never-married) females, 549 families, 492 married females, 491 married males, 74 widowed females, 73 area in square miles, 44.79 population per square mile, 40 widowed males, 4 females with marital status not given. 3,327 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 3,068 persons of French origin, 93 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of British origin (English), 21 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,202 Roman Catholics, 30 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Methodists, 12 Presbyterians, 2 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 530 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.