Bayfield, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Bayfield, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 477. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.557°N, 81.696°W.
Population
In 1911, Bayfield, VL had a population of 477: 226 male and 251 female residents. Population density was 173.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Bayfield, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 558 |
| POP F | 251 |
| POP M | 226 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 173.45 |
| POP TOT | 477 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 177 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,762 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.75 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 125 |
| BRIT IRISH | 170 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 145 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 134 |
| F MARRIED | 96 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 126 |
| F WIDOWED | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 34 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 93 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 121 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 66 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 231 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SWISS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082008— 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 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). "Bayfield, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayfield-vl-on082008-1911/.