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 45.989°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1911, Gurd had a population of 517. Population density was 7.0 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 618 |
| POP F | 459 |
| POP M | 652 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 19.66 |
| POP TOT | 517 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 39 |
| AREA ACRES | 36,180 |
| AREA SQ MI | 56.52 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BELGIAN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 94 |
| BRIT IRISH | 136 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 48 |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 200 |
| F MARRIED | 166 |
| F SINGLE | 265 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FRENCH | 19 |
| GERMAN | 113 |
| LUTHERANS | 33 |
| M MARRIED | 219 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 416 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 151 |
| POLISH | 90 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 62 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 231 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
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/.