Croft, Ontario (1901 census)
Croft was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 557. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261196. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 79.746°W.
Population
In 1901, Croft had a population of 557: 286 male and 271 female residents. Population density was 6.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 557 |
| 1911 | 499 |
| 1921 | 298 |
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 Chapman & Croft, 1891 (50.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Croft 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 | 106 |
| Number of females | 271 |
| Number of males | 286 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of single females | 171 |
| Number of single males | 189 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP F | 271 |
| POP M | 286 |
| POP TOT | 557 |
| Total population | 557 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 105 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 50,410 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 50,410 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| MARRIED F | 97 |
| MARRIED M | 96 |
| SINGLE F | 171 |
| SINGLE M | 189 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261196
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). "Croft, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/croft-on091012-1901/.