Kirkwood, Ontario (1911 census)
Kirkwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 577. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261933. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 83.512°W.
Population
In 1911, Kirkwood had a population of 577: 32 male and 34 female residents. Population density was 3.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 185 |
| 1901 | 161 |
| 1911 | 577 |
| 1921 | 32 |
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, Kirkwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 12,137 area in acres, 577 total population, 34 females in the population, 32 males in the population, 22 single (never-married) females, 21 single (never-married) males, 18.96 area in square miles, 13 families, 10 married females, 10 married males, 3.48 population per square mile, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. 161 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 234 persons of British origin (Irish), 147 persons of British origin (English), 132 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 33 persons of French origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 236 Presbyterians, 200 Methodists, 117 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Baptists, 6 Roman Catholics, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 13 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054050— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102045— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261933
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). "Kirkwood, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kirkwood-on054050-1911/.