Deseronto, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)
Deseronto, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,527. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q603823. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.202°N, 77.056°W.
Population
In 1901, Deseronto, T-V had a population of 3,527: 1,830 male and 1,697 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,338 |
| 1901 | 3,527 |
| 1911 | 2,013 |
| 1921 | 1,847 |
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, Deseronto, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,527 total population, 1,830 males, 1,697 females, 1,053 single males, 898 single females, 783 families, 731 married males, 690 married females, 109 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 729 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 816 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| E. W. (Edward Wilkes) Rathbun | 1842–1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q603823
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deseronto
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deseronto
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). "Deseronto, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/deseronto-t-v-on070001-1901/.