Meaford, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Meaford, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,811. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.606°N, 80.603°W.
Population
In 1911, Meaford, Town—Ville had a population of 2,811: 1,390 male and 1,421 female residents. Population density was 2802.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,866 |
| 1891 | 1,999 |
| 1901 | 1,916 |
| 1911 | 2,811 |
| 1921 | 2,650 |
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, Meaford, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,916 |
| POP F | 1,421 |
| POP M | 1,390 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5,980.85 |
| POP TOT | 2,811 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 717 |
| AREA ACRES | 300 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.47 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 306 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,570 |
| BRIT IRISH | 684 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 395 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 191 |
| DUTCH | 12 |
| DWELLINGS | 652 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 575 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 725 |
| F WIDOWED | 116 |
| FAMILIES | 669 |
| FRENCH | 30 |
| FRIENDS | 11 |
| GERMAN | 66 |
| JEWISH | 12 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 585 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 765 |
| M WIDOWED | 37 |
| METHODISTS | 972 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 504 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 50 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 15 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492570
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaford,_Ontario
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). "Meaford, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/meaford-town-ville-on073006-1911/.