Draper, Ontario (1901 census)
Draper was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.992°N, 79.209°W.
Population
In 1901, Draper had a population of 998: 554 male and 444 female residents. Population density was 14.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,082 |
| 1901 | 998 |
| 1911 | 938 |
| 1921 | 732 |
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, Draper 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 | 182 |
| Number of females | 444 |
| Number of males | 554 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of single females | 273 |
| Number of single males | 382 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| POP F | 444 |
| POP M | 554 |
| POP TOT | 998 |
| Total population | 998 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 43,431 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 43,431 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| MARRIED F | 149 |
| MARRIED M | 156 |
| SINGLE F | 273 |
| SINGLE M | 382 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129005— 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). "Draper, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/draper-on097005-1901/.