Maidstone, Ontario (1911 census)
Maidstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,788. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262130. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.243°N, 82.798°W.
Population
In 1911, Maidstone had a population of 2,788: 1,513 male and 1,275 female residents. Population density was 36.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,167 |
| 1861 | 1,652 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 3,127 |
| 1901 | 3,117 |
| 1911 | 2,788 |
| 1921 | 2,432 |
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, Maidstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,117 |
| POP F | 1,275 |
| POP M | 1,513 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 37.23 |
| POP TOT | 2,788 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 139 |
| AREA ACRES | 47,923 |
| AREA SQ MI | 74.88 |
| BAPTISTS | 123 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 617 |
| BRIT IRISH | 638 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 198 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 572 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 480 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 730 |
| F WIDOWED | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 579 |
| FRENCH | 793 |
| GERMAN | 316 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 14 |
| M MARRIED | 483 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| M SINGLE | 977 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 708 |
| MORMONS | 30 |
| NEGRO | 167 |
| POLISH | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 436 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,302 |
| RUSSIAN | 10 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 28 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262130
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). "Maidstone, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maidstone-on067001-1911/.