Cavan, Ontario (1901 census)
Cavan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 78.467°W.
Population
In 1901, Cavan had a population of 2,729: 1,401 male and 1,328 female residents. Population density was 25.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,438 |
| 1861 | 4,901 |
| 1871 | 4,761 |
| 1881 | 3,479 |
| 1891 | 3,106 |
| 1901 | 2,729 |
| 1911 | 2,499 |
| 1921 | 2,188 |
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, Cavan 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 | 571 |
| Number of females | 1,328 |
| Number of males | 1,401 |
| Number of married females | 449 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of single females | 796 |
| Number of single males | 891 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| POP F | 1,328 |
| POP M | 1,401 |
| POP TOT | 2,729 |
| Total population | 2,729 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 569 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 65,518 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 65,518 |
| FAMILIES | 571 |
| HOUSES | 569 |
| MARRIED F | 449 |
| MARRIED M | 459 |
| SINGLE F | 796 |
| SINGLE M | 891 |
| WIDOWED F | 83 |
| WIDOWED M | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002— 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). "Cavan, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavan-on055001-1901/.