Biddulph, Ontario (1911 census)
Biddulph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.218°N, 81.377°W.
Population
In 1911, Biddulph had a population of 1,942: 1,035 male and 907 female residents. Population density was 28.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,081 |
| 1861 | 3,401 |
| 1871 | 4,198 |
| 1881 | 2,940 |
| 1891 | 2,600 |
| 1901 | 2,263 |
| 1911 | 1,942 |
| 1921 | 1,732 |
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, Biddulph 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 | 2,263 |
| POP F | 907 |
| POP M | 1,035 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.72 |
| POP TOT | 1,942 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 641 |
| AREA ACRES | 40,460 |
| AREA SQ MI | 63.22 |
| BAPTISTS | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 388 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,421 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 102 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 462 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 381 |
| F SINGLE | 461 |
| F WIDOWED | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 463 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 398 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 607 |
| M WIDOWED | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 562 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 202 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 518 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Biddulph, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/biddulph-on096002-1911/.