Cobden, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Cobden, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 734. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5138844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.624°N, 76.880°W.
Population
In 1901, Cobden, VL had a population of 734: 363 male and 371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 734 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 711 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ross, 1891 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cobden, VL 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 734 total population, 371 females, 363 males, 236 single males, 229 single females, 141 families, 119 married females, 118 married males, 23 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 137 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 459 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5138844
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobden,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobden_(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). "Cobden, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobden-vl-on110010-1901/.