Alvinston, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Alvinston, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 898. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.826°N, 81.848°W.
Population
In 1901, Alvinston, VL had a population of 898: 434 male and 464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 830 |
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 898 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 691 |
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, Alvinston, VL 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 898 total population, 464 females, 434 males, 261 single females, 252 single males, 228 families, 174 married males, 173 married females, 30 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 223 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 430 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122015_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134585
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). "Alvinston, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alvinston-vl-on078001-1901/.