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 density was 9040.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,873 |
| 1881 | 7,873 |
| 1891 | 9,052 |
| 1901 | 9,068 |
| 1911 | 10,770 |
| 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 2 |
| Number of families | 2,098 |
| Number of females | 4,823 |
| Number of males | 4,245 |
| Number of married females | 1,683 |
| Number of married males | 1,687 |
| Number of single females | 2,709 |
| Number of single males | 2,398 |
| Number of widowed females | 431 |
| Number of widowed males | 158 |
| POP F | 4,823 |
| POP M | 4,245 |
| POP TOT | 9,068 |
| Total population | 9,068 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,083 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,650 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,650 |
| DIVORCED M | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 2,098 |
| HOUSES | 2,083 |
| MARRIED F | 1,683 |
| MARRIED M | 1,687 |
| SINGLE F | 2,709 |
| SINGLE M | 2,398 |
| WIDOWED F | 431 |
| WIDOWED M | 158 |
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/.