Exeter, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Exeter, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,792. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5420085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.340°N, 81.492°W.
Population
In 1901, Exeter, Village had a population of 1,792: 825 male and 967 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,725 |
| 1891 | 1,809 |
| 1901 | 1,792 |
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, Exeter, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,792 total population, 967 females, 825 males, 523 single females, 456 families, 427 single males, 366 married females, 361 married males, 78 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 2 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 445 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,275 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON088003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5420085
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_(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). "Exeter, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/exeter-village-on088003-1901/.