Elmira, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Elmira, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,060. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5366792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.596°N, 80.563°W.
Population
In 1901, Elmira, Village had a population of 1,060: 505 male and 555 female residents. Population density was 1056.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,069 |
| 1901 | 1,060 |
| 1911 | 1,782 |
| 1921 | 2,016 |
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, Elmira, Village 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 | 234 |
| Number of females | 555 |
| Number of males | 505 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of single females | 328 |
| Number of single males | 298 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| POP F | 555 |
| POP M | 505 |
| POP TOT | 1,060 |
| Total population | 1,060 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 220 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 520 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 520 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| HOUSES | 220 |
| MARRIED F | 189 |
| MARRIED M | 193 |
| SINGLE F | 328 |
| SINGLE M | 298 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5366792
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmira,_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). "Elmira, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmira-village-on121002-1901/.