Cavendish, Ontario (1901 census)
Cavendish was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 155. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.774°N, 78.364°W.
Population
In 1901, Cavendish had a population of 155: 78 male and 77 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 94 |
| 1901 | 155 |
| 1911 | 262 |
| 1921 | 61 |
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, Cavendish 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 155 total population, 78 males, 77 females, 54 single females, 53 single males, 27 families, 21 married females, 21 married males, 4 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 27 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 55,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261066
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). "Cavendish, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavendish-on106007-1901/.