Glanford, Ontario (1901 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.152°N, 79.892°W.
Population
In 1901, Glanford had a population of 1,585: 832 male and 753 female residents. Population density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,008 |
| 1861 | 2,199 |
| 1871 | 2,039 |
| 1881 | 1,977 |
| 1891 | 1,744 |
| 1901 | 1,585 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,409 |
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, Glanford 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 | 346 |
| Number of females | 753 |
| Number of males | 832 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of single females | 400 |
| Number of single males | 489 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP F | 753 |
| POP M | 832 |
| POP TOT | 1,585 |
| Total population | 1,585 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 345 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 23,979 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 23,979 |
| FAMILIES | 346 |
| HOUSES | 345 |
| MARRIED F | 314 |
| MARRIED M | 314 |
| SINGLE F | 400 |
| SINGLE M | 489 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153007— 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). "Glanford, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glanford-on128007-1901/.