Bosanquet, Ontario (1901 census)
Bosanquet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1901, Bosanquet had a population of 2,862: 1,540 male and 1,322 female residents. Population density was 21.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 3,097 |
| 1871 | 4,425 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,866 |
| 1901 | 2,862 |
| 1911 | 2,491 |
| 1921 | 2,332 |
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, Bosanquet shared boundaries with:
- Arkona, Village
- Forest, Town—Ville
- McGillivray
- Plympton
- Stephen
- Thedford, Village
- Warwick
- Williams E
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 635 |
| Number of females | 1,322 |
| Number of males | 1,540 |
| Number of married females | 518 |
| Number of married males | 522 |
| Number of single females | 727 |
| Number of single males | 973 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| POP F | 1,322 |
| POP M | 1,540 |
| POP TOT | 2,862 |
| Total population | 2,862 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 634 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 71,499 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 71,499 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 635 |
| HOUSES | 634 |
| MARRIED F | 518 |
| MARRIED M | 522 |
| SINGLE F | 727 |
| SINGLE M | 973 |
| WIDOWED F | 77 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Bosanquet, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bosanquet-on078003-1901/.