Essa, Ontario (1901 census)
Essa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,438. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.257°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1901, Essa had a population of 3,438: 1,809 male and 1,629 female residents. Population density was 30.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,507 |
| 1861 | 2,904 |
| 1871 | 4,221 |
| 1881 | 4,666 |
| 1891 | 3,592 |
| 1901 | 3,438 |
| 1911 | 3,084 |
| 1921 | 2,910 |
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, Essa 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 | 743 |
| Number of females | 1,629 |
| Number of males | 1,809 |
| Number of married females | 586 |
| Number of married males | 584 |
| Number of single females | 953 |
| Number of single males | 1,162 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| POP F | 1,629 |
| POP M | 1,809 |
| POP TOT | 3,438 |
| Total population | 3,438 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 722 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 69,620 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 69,620 |
| FAMILIES | 743 |
| HOUSES | 722 |
| MARRIED F | 586 |
| MARRIED M | 584 |
| SINGLE F | 953 |
| SINGLE M | 1,162 |
| WIDOWED F | 90 |
| WIDOWED M | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261414
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). "Essa, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essa-on115004-1901/.