Dundas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Dundas, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.270°N, 79.963°W.
Population
In 1901, Dundas, Town—Ville had a population of 3,173: 1,487 male and 1,686 female residents. Population density was 3163.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,517 |
| 1861 | 2,852 |
| 1871 | 3,135 |
| 1881 | 3,709 |
| 1891 | 3,546 |
| 1901 | 3,173 |
| 1911 | 4,299 |
| 1921 | 4,978 |
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, Dundas, Town—Ville 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 | 733 |
| Number of females | 1,686 |
| Number of males | 1,487 |
| Number of married females | 543 |
| Number of married males | 538 |
| Number of single females | 1,003 |
| Number of single males | 887 |
| Number of widowed females | 140 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| POP F | 1,686 |
| POP M | 1,487 |
| POP TOT | 3,173 |
| Total population | 3,173 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 733 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 550 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 550 |
| FAMILIES | 733 |
| HOUSES | 733 |
| MARRIED F | 543 |
| MARRIED M | 538 |
| SINGLE F | 1,003 |
| SINGLE M | 887 |
| WIDOWED F | 140 |
| WIDOWED M | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153010— 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). "Dundas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dundas-town-ville-on128004-1901/.