Bowmanville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Bowmanville, T-V was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,814. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2922719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.909°N, 78.679°W.
Population
In 1911, Bowmanville, T-V had a population of 2,814: 1,337 male and 1,477 female residents. Population density was 666.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,814 |
| 1921 | 3,233 |
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, Bowmanville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,477 |
| POP M | 1,337 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 666.82 |
| POP TOT | 2,814 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 537 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,700 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4.22 |
| BAPTISTS | 79 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,060 |
| BRIT IRISH | 410 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 258 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 108 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 739 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 565 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 745 |
| F WIDOWED | 163 |
| FAMILIES | 745 |
| FRENCH | 17 |
| GERMAN | 41 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 571 |
| M SINGLE | 716 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| METHODISTS | 1,630 |
| POLISH | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 332 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 87 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 20 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2922719
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowmanville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowmanville
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). "Bowmanville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bowmanville-t-v-on064007-1911/.