Watford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Watford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,092. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q17992008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.946°N, 81.874°W.
Population
In 1911, Watford, VL had a population of 1,092: 512 male and 580 female residents. Population density was 1733.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,132 |
| 1891 | 1,299 |
| 1901 | 1,279 |
| 1911 | 1,092 |
| 1921 | 1,059 |
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, Watford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,733.33 population per square mile, 1,092 total population, 580 females in the population, 512 males in the population, 400 area in acres, 296 families, 289 single (never-married) females, 270 single (never-married) males, 217 married females, 216 married males, 69 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.63 area in square miles. 1,279 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 409 persons of British origin (English), 362 persons of British origin (Irish), 276 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 32 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 350 Anglicans (Church of England), 275 Methodists, 265 Presbyterians, 88 Congregationalists, 62 Baptists, 41 Roman Catholics, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Brethren, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 296 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q17992008
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford,_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). "Watford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watford-vl-on087012-1911/.