Douro, Ontario (1901 census)
Douro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.406°N, 78.212°W.
Population
In 1901, Douro had a population of 1,871: 980 male and 891 female residents. Population density was 27.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,676 |
| 1861 | 2,519 |
| 1871 | 2,671 |
| 1881 | 2,864 |
| 1891 | 2,131 |
| 1901 | 1,871 |
| 1911 | 1,866 |
| 1921 | 1,645 |
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, Douro 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 | 375 |
| Number of females | 891 |
| Number of males | 980 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 303 |
| Number of single females | 541 |
| Number of single males | 656 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 891 |
| POP M | 980 |
| POP TOT | 1,871 |
| Total population | 1,871 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 372 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 41,108 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 41,108 |
| FAMILIES | 375 |
| HOUSES | 372 |
| MARRIED F | 300 |
| MARRIED M | 303 |
| SINGLE F | 541 |
| SINGLE M | 656 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261304
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). "Douro, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/douro-on106009-1901/.