Bolton, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Bolton, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 712. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q891636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.873°N, 79.732°W.
Population
In 1911, Bolton, VL had a population of 712: 337 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 912.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 712 |
| 1921 | 679 |
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, Bolton, 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 912.82 population per square mile, 712 total population, 500 area in acres, 375 females in the population, 337 males in the population, 202 single (never-married) females, 179 families, 176 single (never-married) males, 137 married males, 134 married females, 39 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 702 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 283 persons of British origin (English), 269 persons of British origin (Irish), 124 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of German origin, 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 249 Methodists, 223 Anglicans (Church of England), 167 Presbyterians, 34 Roman Catholics, 27 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 171 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q891636
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_(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). "Bolton, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bolton-vl-on109007-1911/.