Jarvis, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Jarvis, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 510. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6161208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.879°N, 80.125°W.
Population
In 1911, Jarvis, VL had a population of 510: 231 male and 279 female residents. Population density was 1020.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 510 |
| 1921 | 485 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Walpole, 1901 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Jarvis, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,020 population per square mile, 510 total population, 319 area in acres, 279 females in the population, 231 males in the population, 146 families, 133 single (never-married) females, 120 married females, 117 married males, 109 single (never-married) males, 26 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 0.50 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 223 persons of British origin (English), 144 persons of British origin (Irish), 82 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 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 169 Methodists, 151 Anglicans (Church of England), 148 Presbyterians, 22 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 18 Lutherans, 14 Roman Catholics, 5 Baptists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 146 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6161208
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis,_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). "Jarvis, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/jarvis-vl-on075015-1911/.