Cardiff, Ontario (1911 census)
Cardiff was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.990°N, 78.093°W.
Population
In 1911, Cardiff had a population of 518: 291 male and 227 female residents. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 497 |
| 1891 | 612 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 518 |
| 1921 | 553 |
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, Cardiff shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 72,048 area in acres, 518 total population, 291 males in the population, 227 females in the population, 182 single (never-married) males, 129 single (never-married) females, 113 families, 112.58 area in square miles, 103 married males, 94 married females, 6 widowed males, 4.60 population per square mile, 3 widowed females, 1 divorced females. 698 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 214 persons of British origin (Irish), 92 persons of British origin (English), 64 persons of Dutch origin, 62 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of German origin, 32 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 173 Methodists, 120 Anglicans (Church of England), 117 Presbyterians, 60 Roman Catholics, 29 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Brethren, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Baptists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 113 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261025
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). "Cardiff, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cardiff-on129005-1911/.