Asphodel, Ontario (1911 census)
Asphodel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,661. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 78.008°W.
Population
In 1911, Asphodel had a population of 1,661: 864 male and 797 female residents. Population density was 27.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,678 |
| 1861 | 2,911 |
| 1871 | 3,247 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,866 |
| 1901 | 1,877 |
| 1911 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,530 |
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, Asphodel 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 39,160 area in acres, 1,661 total population, 864 males in the population, 797 females in the population, 531 single (never-married) males, 455 single (never-married) females, 352 families, 308 married males, 300 married females, 61.19 area in square miles, 42 widowed females, 27.14 population per square mile, 25 widowed males. 1,877 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 836 persons of British origin (Irish), 476 persons of British origin (English), 289 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 33 persons of German origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 707 Methodists, 424 Roman Catholics, 332 Presbyterians, 117 Anglicans (Church of England), 76 Baptists, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Brethren, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 351 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260734
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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on112002-1911/.