Hastings, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Hastings, VL was a village in 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,014.94 population per square mile, 883 total population, 557 area in acres, 467 males in the population, 416 females in the population, 270 single (never-married) males, 219 single (never-married) females, 202 families, 177 married males, 155 married females, 41 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 0.87 area in square miles. 815 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 334 persons of British origin (Irish), 259 persons of British origin (English), 150 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 80 persons of French origin, 29 persons of German origin, 28 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 313 Roman Catholics, 245 Methodists, 217 Presbyterians, 104 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 198 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.