Desert Lake, Ontario (1901 census)
Desert Lake was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.375°N, 83.894°W.
Population
In 1901, Desert Lake had a population of 656: 368 male and 288 female residents. Population density was 12.8 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Desert Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 288 |
| Number of males | 368 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of single females | 174 |
| Number of single males | 246 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 288 |
| POP M | 368 |
| POP TOT | 656 |
| Total population | 656 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 128 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| HOUSES | 128 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 110 |
| SINGLE F | 174 |
| SINGLE M | 246 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044007— 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). "Desert Lake, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/desert-lake-on044007-1901/.