Gloucester, Ontario (1901 census)
Gloucester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 7,778. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5572083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.364°N, 75.587°W.
Population
In 1901, Gloucester had a population of 7,778: 4,032 male and 3,746 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,005 |
| 1861 | 4,522 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 6,254 |
| 1891 | 6,823 |
| 1901 | 7,778 |
| 1911 | 7,075 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Eastview vl, 1911 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Gloucester shared boundaries with:
- Cumberland
- Nepean
- New Edinburg (Rideau Ward, Ottawa)
- Osgoode
- Ottawa East, Village
- Ottawa, By ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 7,778 total population, 4,032 males, 3,746 females, 2,676 single males, 2,313 single females, 1,478 families, 1,265 married males, 1,264 married females, 169 widowed females, 90 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,473 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 92,908 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste) Proulx | 1846–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5572083
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_Township,_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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on112005-1901/.