Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Forest, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,553. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5468772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.100°N, 82.009°W.
Population
In 1901, Forest, Town—Ville had a population of 1,553: 859 male and 353 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,614 |
| 1891 | 2,057 |
| 1901 | 1,553 |
| 1911 | 1,445 |
| 1921 | 1,422 |
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, Forest, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 353 |
| Number of males | 859 |
| Number of married females | 26 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of single females | 315 |
| Number of single males | 465 |
| Number of widowed males | 80 |
| POP F | 353 |
| POP M | 859 |
| POP TOT | 1,553 |
| Total population | 1,553 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 402 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 950 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 950 |
| FAMILIES | 402 |
| HOUSES | 402 |
| MARRIED F | 26 |
| MARRIED M | 314 |
| SINGLE F | 315 |
| SINGLE M | 465 |
| WIDOWED M | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5468772
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest,_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). "Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forest-town-ville-on079001-1901/.