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 34.7 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,771 |
| POP F | 1,699 |
| POP M | 1,751 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 36.90 |
| POP TOT | 3,450 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 308 |
| AREA ACRES | 59,836 |
| AREA SQ MI | 93.50 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 956 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,733 |
| BRIT IRISH | 598 |
| BRIT OTHER | 21 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 495 |
| CHRISTIANS | 80 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 204 |
| DWELLINGS | 857 |
| F DIVORCED | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 757 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 819 |
| F WIDOWED | 120 |
| FAMILIES | 875 |
| FRENCH | 69 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 313 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 765 |
| M SINGLE | 931 |
| M WIDOWED | 52 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1,832 |
| MORMONS | 27 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 93 |
| PROTESTANTS | 48 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 70 |
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/.