Chinguacousy, Ontario (1901 census)
Chinguacousy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5101043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.733°N, 79.825°W.
Population
In 1901, Chinguacousy had a population of 4,177: 2,156 male and 2,021 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,469 |
| 1861 | 6,897 |
| 1871 | 6,129 |
| 1881 | 5,476 |
| 1891 | 4,744 |
| 1901 | 4,177 |
| 1911 | 3,913 |
| 1921 | 3,635 |
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, Chinguacousy 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 4,177 total population, 2,156 males, 2,021 females, 1,434 single males, 1,230 single females, 859 families, 666 married females, 663 married males, 125 widowed females, 59 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 849 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 83,518 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Sturgis Hardy | 1837–1901 | born here |
| George Bryce | 1844–1931 | born here |
| David Lynch Scott | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Frank Oliver | 1853–1933 | born here |
| Sir James Alexander Lougheed | 1854–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5101043
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinguacousy_Township
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). "Chinguacousy, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chinguacousy-on103002-1901/.