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: 818 male and 544 female residents.
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 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,646 total population, 818 males, 544 females, 519 single males, 327 families, 253 single females, 250 married males, 49 widowed males, 31 married females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 327 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 64,326 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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/.