Gordon, Ontario (1901 census)
Gordon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 761. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q54585333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.881°N, 82.492°W.
Population
In 1901, Gordon had a population of 761: 407 male and 354 female residents. Population density was 17.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 455 |
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1911 | 429 |
| 1921 | 363 |
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, Gordon 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 | 155 |
| Number of females | 354 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of single females | 223 |
| Number of single males | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 354 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 761 |
| Total population | 761 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 31,540 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 31,540 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| MARRIED F | 119 |
| MARRIED M | 118 |
| SINGLE F | 223 |
| SINGLE M | 276 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044087— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q54585333
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). "Gordon, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gordon-on044087-1901/.