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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260848. 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 30.7 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 40,460 area in acres, 1,942 total population, 1,035 males in the population, 907 females in the population, 607 single (never-married) males, 463 families, 461 single (never-married) females, 398 married males, 381 married females, 63.22 area in square miles, 62 widowed females, 30.72 population per square mile, 26 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 legally separated females. 2,263 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 1,421 persons of British origin (Irish), 388 persons of British origin (English), 102 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of German origin, 6 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 641 Anglicans (Church of England), 562 Methodists, 518 Roman Catholics, 202 Presbyterians, 17 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 462 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Harty | 1847–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128002_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260848
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/.