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 6.3 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,410 area in acres, 499 total population, 273 males in the population, 226 females in the population, 182 single (never-married) males, 131 single (never-married) females, 93 families, 87 married females, 87 married males, 78.77 area in square miles, 8 widowed females, 6.33 population per square mile, 4 widowed males. 557 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 195 persons of British origin (English), 133 persons of British origin (Irish), 95 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 33 persons of German origin, 20 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 186 Presbyterians, 150 Methodists, 90 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Roman Catholics, 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Brethren, 7 Jews, 6 Baptists, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 93 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.