Elizabethtown, Ontario (1901 census)
Elizabethtown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 75.788°W.
Population
In 1901, Elizabethtown had a population of 4,872: 2,397 male and 2,475 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,208 |
| 1861 | 6,101 |
| 1871 | 5,373 |
| 1881 | 4,905 |
| 1891 | 4,726 |
| 1901 | 4,872 |
| 1911 | 4,673 |
| 1921 | 3,743 |
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, Elizabethtown shared boundaries with:
- Augusta
- Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord
- Brockville Town, South Ward—Quartier Sud
- Brockville, East Ward—Quartier
- Kitley
- Wolford
- Yonge & Escott Front
- Yonge and Escott, Rear
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 males | 1 |
| Number of families | 973 |
| Number of females | 2,475 |
| Number of males | 2,397 |
| Number of married females | 981 |
| Number of married males | 944 |
| Number of single females | 1,333 |
| Number of single males | 1,363 |
| Number of widowed females | 161 |
| Number of widowed males | 89 |
| POP F | 2,475 |
| POP M | 2,397 |
| POP TOT | 4,872 |
| Total population | 4,872 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 957 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 82,915 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 82,915 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 973 |
| HOUSES | 957 |
| MARRIED F | 981 |
| MARRIED M | 944 |
| SINGLE F | 1,333 |
| SINGLE M | 1,363 |
| WIDOWED F | 161 |
| WIDOWED M | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124004— 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). "Elizabethtown, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elizabethtown-on047006-1901/.