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 density was 6.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 328 |
| Number of males | 370 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of single females | 203 |
| Number of single males | 258 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| POP F | 328 |
| POP M | 370 |
| POP TOT | 698 |
| Total population | 698 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 69,920 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 69,920 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| MARRIED F | 105 |
| MARRIED M | 106 |
| SINGLE F | 203 |
| SINGLE M | 258 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
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/.