Drayton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Drayton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 706. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5306106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 80.655°W.
Population
In 1911, Drayton, Village had a population of 706: 333 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 703.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 587 |
| 1891 | 793 |
| 1901 | 791 |
| 1911 | 706 |
| 1921 | 600 |
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, Drayton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 791 |
| POP F | 373 |
| POP M | 333 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,053.73 |
| POP TOT | 706 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 53 |
| AREA ACRES | 428 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.67 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 281 |
| BRIT IRISH | 191 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 132 |
| CHRISTIANS | 58 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 178 |
| F MARRIED | 146 |
| F SINGLE | 192 |
| F WIDOWED | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 71 |
| JEWISH | 15 |
| JEWS | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 149 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 169 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 322 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 161 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 69 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5306106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton,_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). "Drayton, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drayton-village-on133012-1911/.