Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Beamsville, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,096. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q643758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 79.477°W.
Population
In 1911, Beamsville, VL had a population of 1,096: 493 male and 603 female residents. Population density was 1304.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,096 |
| 1921 | 1,256 |
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, Beamsville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 832 |
| POP F | 603 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,304.76 |
| POP TOT | 1,096 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 134 |
| AREA ACRES | 539 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.84 |
| BAPTISTS | 113 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 392 |
| BRIT IRISH | 110 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 209 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 162 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 266 |
| F MARRIED | 215 |
| F SINGLE | 333 |
| F WIDOWED | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 266 |
| FRENCH | 17 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 262 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 204 |
| M SINGLE | 271 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| MENNONITES | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 341 |
| POLISH | 84 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 225 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 93 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q643758
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville
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). "Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beamsville-vl-on093011-1911/.