Bonfield, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Bonfield, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 484. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4941782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.249°N, 79.153°W.
Population
In 1911, Bonfield, T-V had a population of 484. Population density was 482.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 484 |
| 1921 | 421 |
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 Montreal River & Temagami Lake, 1901 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bonfield, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3 |
| POP M | 46 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1.30 |
| POP TOT | 484 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| AREA ACRES | 24,038 |
| AREA SQ MI | 37.56 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 15 |
| BRIT IRISH | 70 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| F MARRIED | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 9 |
| FRENCH | 388 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 20 |
| M SINGLE | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 473 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099090— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130088— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4941782
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfield,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfield_(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). "Bonfield, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bonfield-t-v-on099090-1911/.