Belle River, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Belle River, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 520. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113614007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.289°N, 82.703°W.
Population
In 1911, Belle River, VL had a population of 520: 269 male and 251 female residents. Population density was 666.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 520 |
| 1921 | 608 |
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, Belle River, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 607 |
| POP F | 251 |
| POP M | 269 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 666.67 |
| POP TOT | 520 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 20 |
| BRIT IRISH | 24 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 125 |
| F MARRIED | 99 |
| F SINGLE | 136 |
| F WIDOWED | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 128 |
| FRENCH | 462 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 99 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 150 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 513 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113614007
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_River,_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). "Belle River, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belle-river-vl-on067009-1911/.