Drayton, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Drayton, VL 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, VL had a population of 706: 333 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 1053.7 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,053.73 population per square mile, 706 total population, 428 area in acres, 373 females in the population, 333 males in the population, 192 single (never-married) females, 191 families, 169 single (never-married) males, 149 married males, 146 married females, 35 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 0.67 area in square miles. 791 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 281 persons of British origin (English), 191 persons of British origin (Irish), 132 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of French origin. 15 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 322 Methodists, 161 Presbyterians, 69 Roman Catholics, 58 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 53 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Jews, 14 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Lutherans, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Baptists, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 178 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drayton-vl-on133012-1911/.