Galway, Ontario (1901 census)
Galway was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 78.529°W.
Population
In 1901, Galway had a population of 698: 370 male and 328 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 430 |
| 1891 | 710 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 338 |
| 1921 | 370 |
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, Galway 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 698 total population, 370 males, 328 females, 258 single males, 203 single females, 134 families, 106 married males, 105 married females, 20 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 133 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 69,920 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261532
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). "Galway, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galway-on119009-1901/.