Bonfield, Ontario (1921 census)
Bonfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,267. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.249°N, 79.112°W.
Population
In 1921, Bonfield had a population of 1,267: 682 male and 585 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Bonfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,267 total population, 682 males in the population, 662 males born in Canada, 585 females in the population, 568 females born in Canada, 17 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 946 persons of French origin, 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 88 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 75 persons of British origin (English), 25 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 4 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,021 Roman Catholics, 94 Presbyterians, 91 Methodists, 54 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Jews, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130012— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bonfield-on130012-1921/.