Laird, Ontario (1911 census)
Laird was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.398°N, 84.054°W.
Population
In 1911, Laird had a population of 476. Population density was 12.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 476 |
| 1921 | 531 |
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, Laird shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 436 |
| POP F | 9 |
| POP M | 11 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 12.28 |
| POP TOT | 476 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 48 |
| AREA ACRES | 24,803 |
| AREA SQ MI | 38.75 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 172 |
| BRIT IRISH | 83 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 168 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 4 |
| FRENCH | 31 |
| GERMAN | 21 |
| M MARRIED | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 89 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 269 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102047— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261958
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). "Laird, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laird-on055014-1911/.