Bedford, Ontario (1921 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,247. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.620°N, 76.537°W.
Population
In 1921, Bedford had a population of 1,247: 673 male and 574 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Bedford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,247 total population, 673 males in the population, 647 males born in Canada, 574 females in the population, 560 females born in Canada, 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 735 persons of British origin (Irish), 396 persons of British origin (English), 47 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of French origin, 14 persons of German origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 469 Roman Catholics, 345 Methodists, 284 Anglicans (Church of England), 104 Presbyterians, 27 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 18 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111002— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bedford-on111002-1921/.