Billings, Ontario (1901 census)
Billings was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 751. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.859°N, 82.206°W.
Population
In 1901, Billings had a population of 751: 404 male and 347 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 635 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 535 |
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, Billings 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 751 total population, 404 males, 347 females, 234 single males, 180 single females, 165 families, 152 married males, 151 married females, 18 widowed males, 16 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 157 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 14,688 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044082— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263205
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). "Billings, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/billings-on044082-1901/.