Elmsley, Ontario (1901 census)
Elmsley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 889. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.837°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1901, Elmsley had a population of 889. Population density was 18.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,442 |
| 1861 | 1,400 |
| 1871 | 1,241 |
| 1881 | 1,121 |
| 1891 | 977 |
| 1901 | 889 |
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, Elmsley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 322 |
| Number of males | 423 |
| Number of married females | 19 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of single females | 125 |
| Number of single males | 262 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| POP F | 322 |
| POP M | 423 |
| POP TOT | 889 |
| Total population | 889 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 26,800 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 26,800 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| MARRIED F | 19 |
| MARRIED M | 124 |
| SINGLE F | 125 |
| SINGLE M | 262 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082001— 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). "Elmsley, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-on082001-1901/.