Blyth, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Blyth, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 704. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4930846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.735°N, 81.417°W.
Population
In 1911, Blyth, VL had a population of 704: 320 male and 384 female residents. Population density was 1050.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 704 |
| 1921 | 656 |
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, Blyth, VL 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 1,050.75 population per square mile, 704 total population, 429 area in acres, 384 females in the population, 320 males in the population, 202 families, 193 single (never-married) females, 150 married females, 148 married males, 147 single (never-married) males, 40 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.67 area in square miles. 871 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 268 persons of British origin (English), 202 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 181 persons of British origin (Irish), 37 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin. 3 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 288 Presbyterians, 238 Methodists, 124 Anglicans (Church of England), 30 Roman Catholics, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Brethren, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Jews, 1 Baptists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 208 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4930846
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blyth,_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). "Blyth, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blyth-vl-on081007-1911/.