Drayton, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Drayton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 791. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5306106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 80.655°W.
Population
In 1901, Drayton, Village had a population of 791: 370 male and 421 female residents. Population density was 788.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 587 |
| 1891 | 793 |
| 1901 | 791 |
| 1911 | 706 |
| 1921 | 600 |
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, Drayton, Village 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 | 189 |
| Number of females | 421 |
| Number of males | 370 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of single females | 230 |
| Number of single males | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP F | 421 |
| POP M | 370 |
| POP TOT | 791 |
| Total population | 791 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 189 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 428 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 428 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| HOUSES | 189 |
| MARRIED F | 153 |
| MARRIED M | 151 |
| SINGLE F | 230 |
| SINGLE M | 209 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5306106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton,_Ontario
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). "Drayton, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drayton-village-on124001-1901/.