Foley, Ontario (1901 census)
Foley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 618. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.299°N, 79.942°W.
Population
In 1901, Foley had a population of 618: 339 male and 279 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 618 |
| 1911 | 1,111 |
| 1921 | 486 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Conger, Cowper & Foley, 1891 (37.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Foley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 618 total population, 339 males, 279 females, 230 single males, 163 single females, 122 families, 106 married males, 105 married females, 11 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 115 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 36,180 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261485
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). "Foley, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/foley-on091015-1901/.