Grand Valley, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Grand Valley, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 775. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5328891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.894°N, 80.316°W.
Population
In 1911, Grand Valley, VL had a population of 775: 390 male and 385 female residents. Population density was 1890.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 775 |
| 1921 | 620 |
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, Grand Valley, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,890.24 population per square mile, 775 total population, 390 males in the population, 385 females in the population, 265 area in acres, 211 single (never-married) males, 192 single (never-married) females, 180 families, 167 married males, 166 married females, 25 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 2 legally separated females, 2 males with marital status not given, 0.41 area in square miles. 751 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 434 persons of British origin (Irish), 184 persons of British origin (English), 124 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 19 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 265 Methodists, 265 Presbyterians, 129 Anglicans (Church of England), 75 Disciples of Christ, 19 Jews, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Roman Catholics, 5 Baptists, 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 179 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106008_1911_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5328891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Valley,_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). "Grand Valley, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grand-valley-vl-on062008-1911/.