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 9.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,730 |
| POP F | 632 |
| POP M | 789 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 10.61 |
| POP TOT | 1,421 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 274 |
| AREA ACRES | 85,707 |
| AREA SQ MI | 133.92 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 273 |
| BRIT IRISH | 870 |
| BRIT OTHER | 32 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 90 |
| DUTCH | 43 |
| DWELLINGS | 273 |
| F MARRIED | 220 |
| F SINGLE | 382 |
| F WIDOWED | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 273 |
| FRENCH | 71 |
| FRIENDS | 22 |
| GERMAN | 7 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 235 |
| M SINGLE | 522 |
| M WIDOWED | 32 |
| METHODISTS | 435 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 131 |
| PROTESTANTS | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 540 |
| RUSSIAN | 9 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 20 |
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/.