Dereham, Ontario (1901 census)
Dereham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.928°N, 80.813°W.
Population
In 1901, Dereham had a population of 3,979: 2,085 male and 1,894 female residents. Population density was 35.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 5,476 |
| 1871 | 5,838 |
| 1881 | 4,486 |
| 1891 | 4,025 |
| 1901 | 3,979 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,552 |
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, Dereham shared boundaries with:
- Bayham
- Dorchester N
- Dorchester S
- Malahide
- Middleton
- Norwich N
- Norwich S
- Oxford W-O
- Tilsonburg, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 857 |
| Number of females | 1,894 |
| Number of males | 2,085 |
| Number of married females | 765 |
| Number of married males | 764 |
| Number of single females | 1,018 |
| Number of single males | 1,252 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| POP F | 1,894 |
| POP M | 2,085 |
| POP TOT | 3,979 |
| Total population | 3,979 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 844 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 64,808 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 64,808 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 857 |
| HOUSES | 844 |
| MARRIED F | 765 |
| MARRIED M | 764 |
| SINGLE F | 1,018 |
| SINGLE M | 1,252 |
| WIDOWED F | 111 |
| WIDOWED M | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134003— 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). "Dereham, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dereham-on093002-1901/.