Fergus, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Fergus, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,396. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5444155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.708°N, 80.382°W.
Population
In 1901, Fergus, Village had a population of 1,396: 647 male and 749 female residents. Population density was 1391.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,117 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,733 |
| 1891 | 1,598 |
| 1901 | 1,396 |
| 1911 | 1,534 |
| 1921 | 1,796 |
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, Fergus, 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 | 334 |
| Number of females | 749 |
| Number of males | 647 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of single females | 434 |
| Number of single males | 392 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| POP F | 749 |
| POP M | 647 |
| POP TOT | 1,396 |
| Total population | 1,396 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 330 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 850 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 850 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| HOUSES | 330 |
| MARRIED F | 231 |
| MARRIED M | 228 |
| SINGLE F | 434 |
| SINGLE M | 392 |
| WIDOWED F | 84 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5444155
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus,_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). "Fergus, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fergus-village-on124003-1901/.