Cockburn, Ontario (1901 census)
Cockburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.922°N, 83.369°W.
Population
In 1901, Cockburn had a population of 301: 169 male and 132 female residents. Population density was 4.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 240 |
| 1901 | 301 |
| 1911 | 319 |
| 1921 | 193 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 56 |
| Number of females | 132 |
| Number of males | 169 |
| Number of married females | 44 |
| Number of married males | 49 |
| Number of single females | 81 |
| Number of single males | 113 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP F | 132 |
| POP M | 169 |
| POP TOT | 301 |
| Total population | 301 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 52 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 43,401 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 43,401 |
| FAMILIES | 56 |
| HOUSES | 52 |
| MARRIED F | 44 |
| MARRIED M | 49 |
| SINGLE F | 81 |
| SINGLE M | 113 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044086— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127010— 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). "Cockburn, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cockburn-on044086-1901/.