Casselman, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Casselman, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 707. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q681272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.315°N, 75.084°W.
Population
In 1901, Casselman, VL had a population of 707: 364 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 705.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 707 |
| 1911 | 956 |
| 1921 | 977 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Cambridge, 1891 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Casselman, VL 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 | 137 |
| Number of females | 343 |
| Number of males | 364 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of single females | 215 |
| Number of single males | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 343 |
| POP M | 364 |
| POP TOT | 707 |
| Total population | 707 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,200 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,200 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| MARRIED F | 112 |
| MARRIED M | 116 |
| SINGLE F | 215 |
| SINGLE M | 237 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q681272
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casselman,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casselman
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). "Casselman, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/casselman-vl-on112002-1901/.