Bancroft, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Bancroft, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 625. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1850051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.056°N, 77.854°W.
Population
In 1911, Bancroft, VL had a population of 625. Population density was 623.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 625 |
| 1921 | 768 |
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, Bancroft, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 834 |
| POP F | 208 |
| POP M | 195 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.85 |
| POP TOT | 625 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 142 |
| AREA ACRES | 59,200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 92.50 |
| BAPTISTS | 26 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 216 |
| BRIT IRISH | 175 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 101 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 66 |
| F MARRIED | 64 |
| F SINGLE | 138 |
| F WIDOWED | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 68 |
| FRENCH | 18 |
| GERMAN | 89 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 11 |
| M MARRIED | 65 |
| M SINGLE | 128 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 217 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 117 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 56 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1850051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bancroft,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bancroft_(Ontario)
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). "Bancroft, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bancroft-vl-on080011-1911/.