Cannington, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Cannington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,058. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5032709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.346°N, 79.047°W.
Population
In 1901, Cannington, Village had a population of 1,058: 525 male and 533 female residents. Population density was 1054.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 1,050 |
| 1901 | 1,058 |
| 1911 | 948 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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, Cannington, Village 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 | 241 |
| Number of females | 533 |
| Number of males | 525 |
| Number of married females | 208 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of single females | 292 |
| Number of single males | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP F | 533 |
| POP M | 525 |
| POP TOT | 1,058 |
| Total population | 1,058 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 239 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 480 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 480 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| HOUSES | 239 |
| MARRIED F | 208 |
| MARRIED M | 208 |
| SINGLE F | 292 |
| SINGLE M | 309 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5032709
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannington,_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). "Cannington, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cannington-village-on097004-1901/.