Cannington, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Cannington, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,058: 525 male and 533 female residents.
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, VL 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 1,058 total population, 533 females, 525 males, 309 single males, 292 single females, 241 families, 208 married females, 208 married males, 33 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 239 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 480 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cannington-vl-on097004-1901/.