Chatham, Ontario (1901 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,049. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.538°N, 82.257°W.
Population
In 1901, Chatham had a population of 6,049: 3,195 male and 2,854 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,036 |
| 1881 | 5,907 |
| 1891 | 6,150 |
| 1901 | 6,049 |
| 1911 | 5,830 |
| 1921 | 5,766 |
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, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 6,049 total population, 3,195 males, 2,854 females, 2,007 single males, 1,625 single females, 1,267 families, 1,091 married males, 1,086 married females, 143 widowed females, 96 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,253 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 86,335 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Gray | 1862–1929 | died here |
| Susanna Carson | 1868–1908 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121002— 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). "Chatham, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-on045003-1901/.