Chaffey, Ontario (1901 census)
Chaffey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,136. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.386°N, 79.224°W.
Population
In 1901, Chaffey had a population of 1,136: 638 male and 498 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,136 |
| 1911 | 1,024 |
| 1921 | 889 |
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 Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey, 1891 (35.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chaffey 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 1,136 total population, 638 males, 498 females, 435 single males, 300 single females, 211 families, 186 married males, 182 married females, 17 widowed males, 16 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 207 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 50,542 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129004— 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). "Chaffey, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chaffey-on091008-1901/.