Beverley, Ontario (1911 census)
Beverley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,629. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899444. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.319°N, 80.145°W.
Population
In 1911, Beverley had a population of 3,629: 1,907 male and 1,722 female residents. Population density was 31.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,620 |
| 1861 | 6,339 |
| 1871 | 5,803 |
| 1881 | 5,230 |
| 1891 | 4,636 |
| 1901 | 3,999 |
| 1911 | 3,629 |
| 1921 | 3,516 |
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, Beverley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 72,770 area in acres, 3,629 total population, 1,907 males in the population, 1,722 females in the population, 1,103 single (never-married) males, 911 single (never-married) females, 866 families, 718 married males, 701 married females, 113.70 area in square miles, 108 widowed females, 84 widowed males, 31.92 population per square mile, 2 legally separated males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 3,999 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 1,203 persons of British origin (English), 1,046 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 667 persons of British origin (Irish), 552 persons of German origin, 54 persons of Dutch origin, 48 persons of British origin (other), 21 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 13 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,586 Methodists, 1,279 Presbyterians, 177 Baptists, 177 Congregationalists, 148 Anglicans (Church of England), 128 Roman Catholics, 37 Adventists, 34 Brethren, 21 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Lutherans, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Disciples of Christ, 5 Jews, 5 Mennonites, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 855 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899444
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Township,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_de_Beverley
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). "Beverley, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beverley-on135003-1911/.