Athol, Ontario (1901 census)
Athol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,187. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115187548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.903°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1901, Athol had a population of 1,187: 582 male and 605 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,621 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1891 | 1,284 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,086 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
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, Athol 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 1,187 total population, 605 females, 582 males, 309 families, 290 married females, 286 single males, 284 married males, 274 single females, 41 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 308 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 23,228 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115187548
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). "Athol, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athol-on109002-1901/.