Essex, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)
Essex, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,391. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q559147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.170°N, 82.825°W.
Population
In 1901, Essex, T-V had a population of 1,391: 693 male and 698 female residents. Population density was 1386.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,709 |
| 1901 | 1,391 |
| 1911 | 1,353 |
| 1921 | 1,588 |
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, Essex, T-V 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 | 310 |
| Number of females | 698 |
| Number of males | 693 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of single females | 396 |
| Number of single males | 413 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 698 |
| POP M | 693 |
| POP TOT | 1,391 |
| Total population | 1,391 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 308 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 700 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 700 |
| FAMILIES | 310 |
| HOUSES | 308 |
| MARRIED F | 266 |
| MARRIED M | 267 |
| SINGLE F | 396 |
| SINGLE M | 413 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q559147
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(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). "Essex, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essex-t-v-on060005-1901/.