Fort William, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Fort William, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.393°N, 89.254°W.
Population
In 1901, Fort William, Town—Ville had a population of 3,997: 2,256 male and 1,741 female residents. Population density was 3984.7 people per square mile.
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 Port Arthur Centre, 1891 (7.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Fort William, Town—Ville 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 | 748 |
| Number of females | 1,741 |
| Number of males | 2,256 |
| Number of married females | 676 |
| Number of married males | 750 |
| Number of single females | 999 |
| Number of single males | 1,460 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| POP F | 1,741 |
| POP M | 2,256 |
| POP TOT | 3,997 |
| Total population | 3,997 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 716 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 7,000 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 7,000 |
| FAMILIES | 748 |
| HOUSES | 716 |
| MARRIED F | 676 |
| MARRIED M | 750 |
| SINGLE F | 999 |
| SINGLE M | 1,460 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044044— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044044— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Fort William, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fort-william-town-ville-on044044-1901/.