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: 11 male and 9 female residents. Population density was 12.3 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 24,803 area in acres, 476 total population, 38.75 area in square miles, 12.28 population per square mile, 11 males in the population, 9 females in the population, 7 single (never-married) males, 5 single (never-married) females, 4 families, 4 married females, 4 married males. 436 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 172 persons of British origin (English), 168 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 83 persons of British origin (Irish), 31 persons of French origin, 21 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 269 Presbyterians, 89 Methodists, 48 Anglicans (Church of England), 44 Roman Catholics, 18 Baptists, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 4 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.