Bexley, Ontario (1901 census)
Bexley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 907. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 78.874°W.
Population
In 1901, Bexley had a population of 907: 483 male and 424 female residents. Population density was 14.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1871 | 489 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Bexley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 424 |
| Number of males | 483 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of single females | 245 |
| Number of single males | 297 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| POP F | 424 |
| POP M | 483 |
| POP TOT | 907 |
| Total population | 907 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 181 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 28,320 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 28,320 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| HOUSES | 181 |
| MARRIED F | 166 |
| MARRIED M | 170 |
| SINGLE F | 245 |
| SINGLE M | 297 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley_Township
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). "Bexley, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-on119002-1901/.