Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Dresden, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,613. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1258446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.583°N, 82.179°W.
Population
In 1901, Dresden, Town—Ville had a population of 1,613: 766 male and 847 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,979 |
| 1891 | 2,058 |
| 1901 | 1,613 |
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, Dresden, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,613 total population, 847 females, 766 males, 438 single females, 414 families, 405 single males, 340 married females, 335 married males, 68 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 414 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 642 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045005_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1258446
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden,_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). "Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dresden-town-ville-on045005-1901/.