Watford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Watford, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,279 |
| POP F | 580 |
| POP M | 512 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,733.33 |
| POP TOT | 1,092 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 350 |
| AREA ACRES | 400 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.63 |
| BAPTISTS | 62 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 409 |
| BRIT IRISH | 362 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 276 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 88 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 296 |
| F MARRIED | 217 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| F SINGLE | 289 |
| F WIDOWED | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 296 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 32 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 216 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 270 |
| M WIDOWED | 25 |
| METHODISTS | 275 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 265 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 41 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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/.