Croft, Ontario (1911 census)
Croft was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 499. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261196. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 79.746°W.
Population
In 1911, Croft had a population of 499: 273 male and 226 female residents. Population density was 6.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 557 |
| 1911 | 499 |
| 1921 | 298 |
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, Croft shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 557 |
| POP F | 226 |
| POP M | 273 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.33 |
| POP TOT | 499 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 90 |
| AREA ACRES | 50,410 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.77 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRETHREN | 8 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 195 |
| BRIT IRISH | 133 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 95 |
| DWELLINGS | 93 |
| F MARRIED | 87 |
| F SINGLE | 131 |
| F WIDOWED | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 93 |
| FRENCH | 20 |
| GERMAN | 33 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 87 |
| M SINGLE | 182 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 150 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 186 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 24 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| SWISS | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261196
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). "Croft, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/croft-on108009-1911/.