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 508.4 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 279 |
| POP M | 231 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,020 |
| POP TOT | 510 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 151 |
| AREA ACRES | 319 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.50 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 223 |
| BRIT IRISH | 144 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 82 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 146 |
| F MARRIED | 120 |
| F SINGLE | 133 |
| F WIDOWED | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| GERMAN | 35 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| M MARRIED | 117 |
| M SINGLE | 109 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 169 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 148 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 14 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 22 |
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/.