Lakefield, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Lakefield, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,397. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q114506323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.425°N, 78.258°W.
Population
In 1911, Lakefield, VL had a population of 1,397: 1,723 male and 1,564 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,397 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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, Lakefield, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,456 |
| POP F | 1,564 |
| POP M | 1,723 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.77 |
| POP TOT | 1,397 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 270 |
| AREA ACRES | 70,659 |
| AREA SQ MI | 110.41 |
| BAPTISTS | 100 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 591 |
| BRIT IRISH | 426 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 263 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 695 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 562 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 11 |
| F SINGLE | 914 |
| F WIDOWED | 76 |
| FAMILIES | 697 |
| FRENCH | 44 |
| GERMAN | 20 |
| ITALIAN | 45 |
| M MARRIED | 576 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 1,087 |
| M WIDOWED | 56 |
| METHODISTS | 565 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 273 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 189 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q114506323
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). "Lakefield, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lakefield-vl-on112009-1911/.