Clinton, Ontario (1901 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,056. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1901, Clinton had a population of 2,056: 1,054 male and 1,002 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,399 |
| 1891 | 2,137 |
| 1901 | 2,056 |
| 1911 | 2,381 |
| 1921 | 2,892 |
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, Clinton 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 2,056 total population, 1,054 males, 1,002 females, 573 single males, 510 single females, 483 families, 431 married males, 423 married females, 69 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 483 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 26,254 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126002_1881— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on085002-1901/.