Beckwith, Ontario (1901 census)
Beckwith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,646. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q55138151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1901, Beckwith had a population of 1,646. Population density was 16.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,540 |
| 1861 | 2,541 |
| 1871 | 1,977 |
| 1881 | 1,928 |
| 1891 | 1,766 |
| 1901 | 1,646 |
| 1911 | 1,402 |
| 1921 | 1,221 |
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, Beckwith shared boundaries with:
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 | 327 |
| Number of females | 544 |
| Number of males | 818 |
| Number of married females | 31 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of single females | 253 |
| Number of single males | 519 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| POP F | 544 |
| POP M | 818 |
| POP TOT | 1,646 |
| Total population | 1,646 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 327 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 64,326 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 64,326 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| HOUSES | 327 |
| MARRIED F | 31 |
| MARRIED M | 250 |
| SINGLE F | 253 |
| SINGLE M | 519 |
| WIDOWED M | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q55138151
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckwith_Township,_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). "Beckwith, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beckwith-on081002-1901/.