Bonfield, Ontario (1911 census)
Bonfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,158. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.249°N, 79.112°W.
Population
In 1911, Bonfield had a population of 1,158. Population density was 13.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,707 |
| 1911 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 1,267 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Badgerow, Field, Gibbons & Bastedo (parts), 1901 (27.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bonfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 21 |
| POP F | 21 |
| POP M | 28 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1.11 |
| POP TOT | 1,158 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 94 |
| AREA ACRES | 28,231 |
| AREA SQ MI | 44.11 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 56 |
| BRIT IRISH | 93 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 11 |
| DWELLINGS | 11 |
| F MARRIED | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 11 |
| FRENCH | 535 |
| GERMAN | 29 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| JEWISH | 6 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 9 |
| M SINGLE | 18 |
| M WIDOWED | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 71 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 66 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 911 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 416 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260888
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). "Bonfield, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bonfield-on099008-1911/.