Alvinston, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Alvinston, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 830 |
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 898 |
| 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,202.99 population per square mile, 806 total population, 430 area in acres, 408 females in the population, 398 males in the population, 234 families, 225 single (never-married) males, 198 single (never-married) females, 161 married females, 159 married males, 49 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.67 area in square miles. 898 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 342 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 229 persons of British origin (English), 190 persons of British origin (Irish), 37 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 349 Presbyterians, 161 Methodists, 146 Anglicans (Church of England), 97 Baptists, 41 Roman Catholics, 5 Disciples of Christ, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 234 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.