Gurd, Ontario (1911 census)
Gurd was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 517. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16982957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.299°N, 79.942°W.
Population
In 1911, Gurd had a population of 517: 652 male and 459 female residents. Population density was 19.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 547 |
| 1911 | 517 |
| 1921 | 470 |
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, Gurd shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 36,180 area in acres, 652 males in the population, 517 total population, 459 females in the population, 416 single (never-married) males, 265 single (never-married) females, 219 married males, 202 families, 166 married females, 56.52 area in square miles, 28 widowed females, 19.66 population per square mile, 16 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 618 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 136 persons of British origin (Irish), 113 persons of German origin, 94 persons of British origin (English), 90 persons of Polish origin, 48 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 231 Roman Catholics, 151 Methodists, 62 Presbyterians, 39 Anglicans (Church of England), 33 Lutherans, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 200 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q16982957
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurd_Township,_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). "Gurd, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gurd-on108012-1911/.