Cornwall, Ontario (1901 census)
Cornwall was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.085°N, 74.813°W.
Population
In 1901, Cornwall had a population of 6,911: 3,582 male and 3,329 female residents. Population density was 62.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,707 |
| 1861 | 5,000 |
| 1871 | 5,081 |
| 1881 | 5,436 |
| 1891 | 6,790 |
| 1901 | 6,911 |
| 1911 | 6,074 |
| 1921 | 6,631 |
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 contained Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier, 1891 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cornwall 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 | 1,393 |
| Number of females | 3,329 |
| Number of males | 3,582 |
| Number of married females | 1,154 |
| Number of married males | 1,189 |
| Number of single females | 1,985 |
| Number of single males | 2,293 |
| Number of widowed females | 190 |
| Number of widowed males | 100 |
| POP F | 3,329 |
| POP M | 3,582 |
| POP TOT | 6,911 |
| Total population | 6,911 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,320 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 66,648 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 66,648 |
| FAMILIES | 1,393 |
| HOUSES | 1,320 |
| MARRIED F | 1,154 |
| MARRIED M | 1,189 |
| SINGLE F | 1,985 |
| SINGLE M | 2,293 |
| WIDOWED F | 190 |
| WIDOWED M | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145001— 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). "Cornwall, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-on053002-1901/.