Guelph, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)
Guelph, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 11,496. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q504114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.544°N, 80.245°W.
Population
In 1901, Guelph, City—Cité had a population of 11,496: 5,384 male and 6,112 female residents. Population density was 11460.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,860 |
| 1861 | 5,076 |
| 1871 | 6,878 |
| 1881 | 9,890 |
| 1891 | 10,537 |
| 1901 | 11,496 |
| 1911 | 15,175 |
| 1921 | 18,128 |
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, Guelph, City—Cité 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 | 2,456 |
| Number of females | 6,112 |
| Number of males | 5,384 |
| Number of married females | 2,022 |
| Number of married males | 2,034 |
| Number of single females | 3,632 |
| Number of single males | 3,182 |
| Number of widowed females | 458 |
| Number of widowed males | 168 |
| POP F | 6,112 |
| POP M | 5,384 |
| POP TOT | 11,496 |
| Total population | 11,496 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,435 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 3,104 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 3,104 |
| FAMILIES | 2,456 |
| HOUSES | 2,435 |
| MARRIED F | 2,022 |
| MARRIED M | 2,034 |
| SINGLE F | 3,632 |
| SINGLE M | 3,182 |
| WIDOWED F | 458 |
| WIDOWED M | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q504114
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
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). "Guelph, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-city-cit-on126005-1901/.