Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Chatham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 9,068. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5087616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.393°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1901, Chatham, Town—Ville had a population of 9,068: 4,245 male and 4,823 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,070 |
| 1861 | 4,466 |
| 1871 | 5,873 |
| 1881 | 7,873 |
| 1891 | 9,052 |
| 1901 | 9,068 |
| 1911 | 1,387 |
| 1921 | 13,256 |
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, Town—Ville 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 9,068 total population, 4,823 females, 4,245 males, 2,709 single females, 2,398 single males, 2,098 families, 1,687 married males, 1,683 married females, 431 widowed females, 158 widowed males, 2 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 2,083 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,650 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5087616
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_Ontario
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-town-ville-on076002-1901/.