Bonfield, Ontario (1901 census)
Bonfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,707. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.249°N, 79.113°W.
Population
In 1901, Bonfield had a population of 1,707: 902 male and 805 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bonfield, Chisholm, Boulter & Ferris, 1891 (23.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bonfield, T-V, 1911 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Bonfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,707 total population, 902 males, 805 females, 613 single males, 521 single females, 272 families, 266 married females, 262 married males, 27 widowed males, 18 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 267 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON092008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260888
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Bonfield, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bonfield-on092008-1901/.