Athens, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Athens, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q570807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.630°N, 75.951°W.
Population
In 1901, Athens, Village had a population of 953: 544 male and 203 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 904 |
| 1901 | 953 |
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, Athens, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 953 total population, 544 males, 280 single males, 245 families, 203 females, 196 married males, 191 single females, 68 widowed males, 15 married females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 242 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 500 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leonora Howard King | 1851–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q570807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Ontario)
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). "Athens, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athens-village-on083001-1901/.