Adelaide, Ontario (1901 census)
Adelaide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,233. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3525341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 81.694°W.
Population
In 1901, Adelaide had a population of 2,233: 1,193 male and 1,040 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,509 |
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 3,108 |
| 1891 | 2,616 |
| 1901 | 2,233 |
| 1911 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 1,676 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Adelaide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,233 total population, 1,193 males, 1,040 females, 718 single males, 581 single females, 469 families, 409 married males, 395 married females, 66 widowed males, 64 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 467 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 45,705 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Blake | 1833–1912 | born here |
| William John Hanna | 1862–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3525341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Metcalfe
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Adelaide, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adelaide-on090001-1901/.