Bayham, Ontario (1911 census)
Bayham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,450. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2892259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.737°N, 80.788°W.
Population
In 1911, Bayham had a population of 3,450: 1,751 male and 1,699 female residents. Population density was 36.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,092 |
| 1861 | 5,141 |
| 1871 | 4,892 |
| 1881 | 4,649 |
| 1891 | 3,856 |
| 1901 | 3,771 |
| 1911 | 3,450 |
| 1921 | 3,438 |
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, Bayham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 59,836 area in acres, 3,450 total population, 1,751 males in the population, 1,699 females in the population, 931 single (never-married) males, 875 families, 819 single (never-married) females, 765 married males, 757 married females, 120 widowed females, 93.50 area in square miles, 52 widowed males, 36.90 population per square mile, 2 divorced females, 2 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 3,771 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 1,733 persons of British origin (English), 598 persons of British origin (Irish), 495 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 313 persons of German origin, 204 persons of Dutch origin, 69 persons of French origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Italian 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 1,832 Methodists, 956 Baptists, 308 Anglicans (Church of England), 93 Presbyterians, 80 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 70 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 48 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 27 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Roman Catholics, 7 Lutherans, 6 Adventists, 6 Disciples of Christ, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Mennonites, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 857 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2892259
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
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). "Bayham, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayham-on065001-1911/.