Bobcaygeon, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Bobcaygeon, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,000. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4935785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.995°N, 78.667°W.
Population
In 1911, Bobcaygeon, VL had a population of 1,000: 506 male and 478 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 750 |
| 1891 | 1,018 |
| 1901 | 914 |
| 1911 | 1,000 |
| 1921 | 1,095 |
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, Bobcaygeon, VL shared boundaries with:
- Anson & Hindon
- Eldon
- Lawrence, Livingstone, McClintock, Nightingale & Sherbourne
- Lutterworth
- Snowden
- Stanhope
- Stanhope
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 45,825 area in acres, 1,000 total population, 506 males in the population, 478 females in the population, 311 single (never-married) males, 278 single (never-married) females, 198 families, 177 married females, 175 married males, 71.60 area in square miles, 23 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 13.74 population per square mile. 1,170 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 387 persons of British origin (Irish), 341 persons of British origin (English), 64 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 36 persons of German origin, 12 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 2 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 338 Methodists, 310 Anglicans (Church of England), 230 Presbyterians, 143 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 55 Roman Catholics, 38 Baptists, 14 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Lutherans, 2 Jews, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 198 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4935785
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcaygeon
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). "Bobcaygeon, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bobcaygeon-vl-on129024-1911/.