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 46.581°N, 79.963°W.
Population
In 1911, Bonfield had a population of 1,158: 28 male and 21 female residents. Population density was 1.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 1,267 |
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, Bonfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 28,231 area in acres, 1,158 total population, 44.11 area in square miles, 28 males in the population, 21 females in the population, 18 single (never-married) males, 13 single (never-married) females, 11 families, 9 married males, 8 married females, 1.11 population per square mile, 1 widowed males. 21 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 535 persons of French origin, 93 persons of British origin (Irish), 56 persons of British origin (English), 29 persons of German origin, 11 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 11 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 6 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 911 Roman Catholics, 416 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 94 Anglicans (Church of England), 71 Methodists, 66 Presbyterians, 7 Lutherans, 6 Jews, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 11 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.