Widdifield, Ontario (1911 census)
Widdifield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,256. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.641°N, 78.781°W.
Population
In 1911, Widdifield had a population of 1,256: 48 male and 36 female residents. Population density was 1.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 919 |
| 1911 | 1,256 |
| 1921 | 1,314 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Cooks Mills, 1901 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Widdifield 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 50,013 area in acres, 1,256 total population, 78.15 area in square miles, 48 males in the population, 36 females in the population, 35 single (never-married) males, 22 single (never-married) females, 17 families, 13 married females, 13 married males, 1.07 population per square mile, 1 widowed females. 86 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 423 persons of French origin, 369 persons of British origin (Irish), 178 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 171 persons of British origin (English), 52 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 13 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 537 Roman Catholics, 233 Presbyterians, 205 Methodists, 138 Anglicans (Church of England), 106 Baptists, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 18 Lutherans, 8 Brethren, 5 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 17 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099080— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130083— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263145
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). "Widdifield, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/widdifield-on099080-1911/.