Bexley, Ontario (1911 census)
Bexley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 818. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 78.874°W.
Population
In 1911, Bexley had a population of 818: 454 male and 364 female residents. Population density was 13.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1871 | 489 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Bexley 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 | 907 |
| POP F | 364 |
| POP M | 454 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 18.49 |
| POP TOT | 818 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 195 |
| AREA ACRES | 28,320 |
| AREA SQ MI | 44.25 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 337 |
| BRIT IRISH | 257 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 117 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DUTCH | 52 |
| DWELLINGS | 175 |
| F MARRIED | 149 |
| F SINGLE | 195 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FRENCH | 42 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 12 |
| M MARRIED | 161 |
| M SINGLE | 276 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 317 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 121 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 110 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley_Township
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). "Bexley, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-on129002-1911/.