Alvinston, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Alvinston, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.826°N, 81.848°W.
Population
In 1911, Alvinston, VL had a population of 806: 398 male and 408 female residents. Population density was 1203.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 691 |
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, Alvinston, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 898 |
| POP F | 408 |
| POP M | 398 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,202.99 |
| POP TOT | 806 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 146 |
| AREA ACRES | 430 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.67 |
| BAPTISTS | 97 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 229 |
| BRIT IRISH | 190 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 342 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 5 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 234 |
| F MARRIED | 161 |
| F SINGLE | 198 |
| F WIDOWED | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| GERMAN | 37 |
| M MARRIED | 159 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 225 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 161 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 349 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 41 |
| SWISS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122015_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134585
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). "Alvinston, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alvinston-vl-on087006-1911/.