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 4.3 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:
- Anstruther & Burleigh
- Burton, Dudley, Harburn & Harcourt
- Chandos
- Faraday
- Herschell & McClure
- Monmouth
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 698 |
| POP F | 227 |
| POP M | 291 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4.60 |
| POP TOT | 518 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 120 |
| AREA ACRES | 72,048 |
| AREA SQ MI | 112.58 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRETHREN | 8 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 92 |
| BRIT IRISH | 214 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 62 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| DUTCH | 64 |
| DWELLINGS | 113 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 94 |
| F SINGLE | 129 |
| F WIDOWED | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FRENCH | 32 |
| GERMAN | 41 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 103 |
| M SINGLE | 182 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 173 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 117 |
| PROTESTANTS | 29 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 60 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 12 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
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/.