Ashfield, Ontario (1911 census)
Ashfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,630. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.931°N, 81.649°W.
Population
In 1911, Ashfield had a population of 2,630: 1,365 male and 1,265 female residents. Population density was 25.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 907 |
| 1861 | 2,617 |
| 1871 | 3,893 |
| 1881 | 4,766 |
| 1891 | 4,010 |
| 1901 | 3,497 |
| 1911 | 2,630 |
| 1921 | 2,246 |
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, Ashfield 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 67,174 area in acres, 2,630 total population, 1,365 males in the population, 1,265 females in the population, 834 single (never-married) males, 711 single (never-married) females, 607 families, 450 married males, 438 married females, 104.96 area in square miles, 98 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 29 males with marital status not given, 25.06 population per square mile, 18 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced males. 3,497 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 1,505 persons of British origin (Irish), 714 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 343 persons of British origin (English), 39 persons of German origin, 19 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 955 Presbyterians, 793 Methodists, 527 Roman Catholics, 293 Anglicans (Church of England), 54 Brethren, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 607 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260729
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). "Ashfield, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ashfield-on083001-1911/.