Beckwith, Ontario (1911 census)
Beckwith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,402. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q55138151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1911, Beckwith had a population of 1,402: 704 male and 698 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,540 |
| 1861 | 2,541 |
| 1871 | 1,977 |
| 1881 | 1,928 |
| 1891 | 1,766 |
| 1901 | 1,646 |
| 1911 | 1,402 |
| 1921 | 1,221 |
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, Beckwith shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,646 |
| POP F | 698 |
| POP M | 704 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 13.95 |
| POP TOT | 1,402 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 495 |
| AREA ACRES | 64,326 |
| AREA SQ MI | 100.51 |
| BAPTISTS | 60 |
| BRETHREN | 16 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 55 |
| BRIT IRISH | 754 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 569 |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 299 |
| F MARRIED | 243 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 420 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 302 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 12 |
| M MARRIED | 250 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 431 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 151 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 617 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 63 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q55138151
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckwith_Township,_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). "Beckwith, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beckwith-on090002-1911/.