Bowmanville, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Bowmanville, T-V was a town in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,721 |
| 1871 | 3,034 |
| 1881 | 3,504 |
| 1891 | 3,377 |
| 1901 | 2,731 |
| 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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,814 total population, 2,700 area in acres, 1,477 females in the population, 1,337 males in the population, 745 families, 745 single (never-married) females, 716 single (never-married) males, 666.82 population per square mile, 571 married males, 565 married females, 163 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 4.22 area in square miles, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,060 persons of British origin (English), 410 persons of British origin (Irish), 258 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of German origin, 17 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Italian origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,630 Methodists, 537 Anglicans (Church of England), 332 Presbyterians, 108 Disciples of Christ, 87 Roman Catholics, 79 Baptists, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Lutherans, 8 Congregationalists, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 739 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.