Egremont, Ontario (1901 census)
Egremont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,607. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.695°W.
Population
In 1901, Egremont had a population of 3,607: 1,864 male and 1,743 female residents. Population density was 28.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 665 |
| 1861 | 2,934 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 4,455 |
| 1891 | 3,904 |
| 1901 | 3,607 |
| 1911 | 3,060 |
| 1921 | 2,505 |
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, Egremont 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 | 724 |
| Number of females | 1,743 |
| Number of males | 1,864 |
| Number of married females | 593 |
| Number of married males | 597 |
| Number of single females | 1,054 |
| Number of single males | 1,210 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| POP F | 1,743 |
| POP M | 1,864 |
| POP TOT | 3,607 |
| Total population | 3,607 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 715 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 74,048 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 74,048 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 724 |
| HOUSES | 715 |
| MARRIED F | 593 |
| MARRIED M | 597 |
| SINGLE F | 1,054 |
| SINGLE M | 1,210 |
| WIDOWED F | 95 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261377
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). "Egremont, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/egremont-on066005-1901/.