Bedford, Ontario (1911 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,421. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.620°N, 76.537°W.
Population
In 1911, Bedford had a population of 1,421: 789 male and 632 female residents. Population density was 10.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,118 |
| 1861 | 1,691 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 2,019 |
| 1891 | 1,837 |
| 1901 | 1,730 |
| 1911 | 1,421 |
| 1921 | 1,247 |
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, Bedford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 85,707 area in acres, 1,421 total population, 789 males in the population, 632 females in the population, 522 single (never-married) males, 382 single (never-married) females, 273 families, 235 married males, 220 married females, 133.92 area in square miles, 32 widowed males, 30 widowed females, 10.61 population per square mile. 1,730 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 870 persons of British origin (Irish), 273 persons of British origin (English), 90 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of French origin, 43 persons of Dutch origin, 32 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 540 Roman Catholics, 435 Methodists, 274 Anglicans (Church of England), 131 Presbyterians, 22 Friends (Quakers), 20 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 273 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263202
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). "Bedford, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bedford-on069002-1911/.