Day, Ontario (1901 census)
Day was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.315°N, 83.380°W.
Population
In 1901, Day had a population of 285: 152 male and 133 female residents. Population density was 9.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 834 |
| 1901 | 285 |
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, Day shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 48 |
| Number of females | 133 |
| Number of males | 152 |
| Number of married females | 50 |
| Number of married males | 44 |
| Number of single females | 83 |
| Number of single males | 108 |
| POP F | 133 |
| POP M | 152 |
| POP TOT | 285 |
| Total population | 285 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 48 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 20,528 |
Other recorded variables (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 20,528 |
| FAMILIES | 48 |
| HOUSES | 48 |
| MARRIED F | 50 |
| MARRIED M | 44 |
| SINGLE F | 83 |
| SINGLE M | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044006_1891— 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). "Day, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/day-on044006-1901/.