Bathurst, Ontario (1911 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,228. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.894°N, 76.391°W.
Population
In 1911, Bathurst had a population of 2,228: 1,128 male and 1,100 female residents. Population density was 23.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,272 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,960 |
| 1891 | 2,757 |
| 1901 | 2,508 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
| 1921 | 2,023 |
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, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 61,148 area in acres, 2,228 total population, 1,128 males in the population, 1,100 females in the population, 694 single (never-married) males, 645 single (never-married) females, 443 families, 399 married males, 379 married females, 95.54 area in square miles, 72 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 23.32 population per square mile, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 2,508 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 950 persons of British origin (Irish), 612 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 512 persons of British origin (English), 72 persons of French origin, 53 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 7 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 729 Anglicans (Church of England), 541 Presbyterians, 500 Roman Catholics, 353 Methodists, 30 Baptists, 29 Brethren, 21 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 15 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Congregationalists, 3 Lutherans, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 438 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260799
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). "Bathurst, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bathurst-on090001-1911/.