Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Beamsville, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 685 |
| 1891 | 911 |
| 1901 | 832 |
| 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 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,304.76 population per square mile, 1,096 total population, 603 females in the population, 539 area in acres, 493 males in the population, 333 single (never-married) females, 271 single (never-married) males, 266 families, 215 married females, 204 married males, 55 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 0.84 area in square miles. 832 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 392 persons of British origin (English), 262 persons of German origin, 209 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 110 persons of British origin (Irish), 84 persons of Polish origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 17 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 341 Methodists, 225 Presbyterians, 162 Disciples of Christ, 134 Anglicans (Church of England), 113 Baptists, 93 Roman Catholics, 17 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Lutherans, 2 Mennonites, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 266 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Christie Creelman | 1869–1929 | died here |
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/.