Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Harriston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,637. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5666261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.917°N, 80.872°W.
Population
In 1901, Harriston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,637: 751 male and 886 female residents. Population density was 1632.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,687 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,491 |
| 1921 | 1,263 |
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, Harriston, Town—Ville 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 | 367 |
| Number of females | 886 |
| Number of males | 751 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 288 |
| Number of single females | 517 |
| Number of single males | 437 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP F | 886 |
| POP M | 751 |
| POP TOT | 1,637 |
| Total population | 1,637 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 362 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 850 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 850 |
| FAMILIES | 367 |
| HOUSES | 362 |
| MARRIED F | 292 |
| MARRIED M | 288 |
| SINGLE F | 517 |
| SINGLE M | 437 |
| WIDOWED F | 77 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5666261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriston,_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). "Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harriston-town-ville-on125006-1901/.