Bradford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Bradford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4954551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.122°N, 79.559°W.
Population
In 1911, Bradford, VL had a population of 946: 461 male and 485 female residents. Population density was 355.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 961 |
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, Bradford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,700 area in acres, 946 total population, 485 females in the population, 461 males in the population, 355.64 population per square mile, 251 single (never-married) females, 249 families, 239 single (never-married) males, 173 married males, 172 married females, 49 widowed females, 29 males with marital status not given, 19 widowed males, 13 females with marital status not given, 2.66 area in square miles, 1 divorced males. 984 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 396 persons of British origin (English), 336 persons of British origin (Irish), 133 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 34 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of German origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 313 Anglicans (Church of England), 313 Methodists, 266 Presbyterians, 34 Roman Catholics, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Baptists, 5 Congregationalists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 246 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Joseph Small | b. 1866 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4954551
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford,_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). "Bradford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bradford-vl-on121010-1911/.