Alliston, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)
Alliston, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,256. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1490411. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1901, Alliston, T-V had a population of 1,256: 593 male and 663 female residents. Population density was 1252.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,099 |
| 1891 | 1,371 |
| 1901 | 1,256 |
| 1911 | 1,279 |
| 1921 | 1,376 |
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, Alliston, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 663 |
| Number of males | 593 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of single females | 396 |
| Number of single males | 346 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| POP F | 663 |
| POP M | 593 |
| POP TOT | 1,256 |
| Total population | 1,256 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 282 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 500 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| MARRIED F | 215 |
| MARRIED M | 223 |
| SINGLE F | 396 |
| SINGLE M | 346 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1490411
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliston
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliston
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). "Alliston, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alliston-t-v-on115002-1901/.