Hastings, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Hastings, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 883. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5680222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 77.956°W.
Population
In 1911, Hastings, VL had a population of 883: 467 male and 416 female residents. Population density was 1014.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 883 |
| 1921 | 730 |
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, Hastings, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 815 |
| POP F | 416 |
| POP M | 467 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,014.94 |
| POP TOT | 883 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 104 |
| AREA ACRES | 557 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.87 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 259 |
| BRIT IRISH | 334 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 150 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 198 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 155 |
| F SINGLE | 219 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FRENCH | 80 |
| GERMAN | 29 |
| ITALIAN | 28 |
| M MARRIED | 177 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 270 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 245 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 217 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 313 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5680222
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings,_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). "Hastings, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hastings-vl-on101009-1911/.