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 density was 1608.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,979 |
| 1891 | 2,058 |
| 1901 | 1,613 |
| 1911 | 1,551 |
| 1921 | 1,339 |
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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 414 |
| Number of females | 847 |
| Number of males | 766 |
| Number of married females | 340 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of single females | 438 |
| Number of single males | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP F | 847 |
| POP M | 766 |
| POP TOT | 1,613 |
| Total population | 1,613 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 414 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 642 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 642 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 414 |
| HOUSES | 414 |
| MARRIED F | 340 |
| MARRIED M | 335 |
| SINGLE F | 438 |
| SINGLE M | 405 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121015— 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/.