Grantham, Ontario (1901 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,941. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5596641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.176°N, 79.214°W.
Population
In 1901, Grantham had a population of 1,941: 987 male and 954 female residents. Population density was 55.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,216 |
| 1861 | 3,956 |
| 1871 | 3,929 |
| 1881 | 2,218 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,941 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 4,412 |
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 Grantham, 1911 (93.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Grantham 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 | 436 |
| Number of females | 954 |
| Number of males | 987 |
| Number of married females | 385 |
| Number of married males | 388 |
| Number of single females | 514 |
| Number of single males | 565 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| POP F | 954 |
| POP M | 987 |
| POP TOT | 1,941 |
| Total population | 1,941 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 432 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 21,564 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 21,564 |
| FAMILIES | 436 |
| HOUSES | 432 |
| MARRIED F | 385 |
| MARRIED M | 388 |
| SINGLE F | 514 |
| SINGLE M | 565 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5596641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Township
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). "Grantham, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grantham-on085004-1901/.