Bayfield, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Bayfield, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 558. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.557°N, 81.696°W.
Population
In 1901, Bayfield, VL had a population of 558: 281 male and 277 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 679 |
| 1891 | 595 |
| 1901 | 558 |
| 1911 | 477 |
| 1921 | 402 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Bayfield, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 558 total population, 281 males, 277 females, 178 single males, 151 single females, 130 families, 102 married females, 95 married males, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 127 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,762 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4874500
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfield,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Bayfield, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayfield-vl-on074001-1901/.