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 23.9 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,497 |
| POP F | 1,265 |
| POP M | 1,365 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 25.06 |
| POP TOT | 2,630 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 293 |
| AREA ACRES | 67,174 |
| AREA SQ MI | 104.96 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRETHREN | 54 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 343 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,505 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 714 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 607 |
| F MARRIED | 438 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 18 |
| F SINGLE | 711 |
| F WIDOWED | 98 |
| FAMILIES | 607 |
| FRENCH | 19 |
| GERMAN | 39 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 450 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 29 |
| M SINGLE | 834 |
| M WIDOWED | 49 |
| METHODISTS | 793 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 955 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 527 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.