Bathurst, Ontario (1901 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,508. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.894°N, 76.391°W.
Population
In 1901, Bathurst had a population of 2,508. Population density was 24.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,272 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,960 |
| 1891 | 2,757 |
| 1901 | 2,508 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
| 1921 | 2,023 |
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, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
- Burgess N
- Crosby N
- Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord
- Drummond
- Elmsley N
- Lanark
- Perth, Town—Ville
- Sherbrooke S
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 500 |
| Number of females | 836 |
| Number of males | 1,223 |
| Number of married females | 36 |
| Number of married males | 398 |
| Number of single females | 413 |
| Number of single males | 742 |
| Number of widowed males | 83 |
| POP F | 836 |
| POP M | 1,223 |
| POP TOT | 2,508 |
| Total population | 2,508 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 499 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 61,148 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 61,148 |
| FAMILIES | 500 |
| HOUSES | 499 |
| MARRIED F | 36 |
| MARRIED M | 398 |
| SINGLE F | 413 |
| SINGLE M | 742 |
| WIDOWED M | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260799
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). "Bathurst, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bathurst-on081001-1901/.