Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Collingwood, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,755. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3501912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.497°N, 80.227°W.
Population
In 1901, Collingwood, Town—Ville had a population of 5,755: 2,819 male and 2,936 female residents. Population density was 5737.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,408 |
| 1871 | 2,829 |
| 1881 | 4,445 |
| 1891 | 4,939 |
| 1901 | 5,755 |
| 1911 | 7,090 |
| 1921 | 5,882 |
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, Collingwood, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
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 | 1,142 |
| Number of females | 2,936 |
| Number of males | 2,819 |
| Number of married females | 974 |
| Number of married males | 989 |
| Number of single females | 1,737 |
| Number of single males | 1,770 |
| Number of widowed females | 225 |
| Number of widowed males | 60 |
| POP F | 2,936 |
| POP M | 2,819 |
| POP TOT | 5,755 |
| Total population | 5,755 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,123 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 4,400 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 4,400 |
| FAMILIES | 1,142 |
| HOUSES | 1,123 |
| MARRIED F | 974 |
| MARRIED M | 989 |
| SINGLE F | 1,737 |
| SINGLE M | 1,770 |
| WIDOWED F | 225 |
| WIDOWED M | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3501912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_(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). "Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-town-ville-on114002-1901/.