Hay, Ontario (1901 census)
Hay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,627. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.403°N, 81.609°W.
Population
In 1901, Hay had a population of 3,627: 1,846 male and 1,781 female residents. Population density was 39.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 985 |
| 1861 | 3,054 |
| 1871 | 3,897 |
| 1881 | 4,421 |
| 1891 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 3,627 |
| 1911 | 3,014 |
| 1921 | 2,724 |
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, Hay 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 | 733 |
| Number of females | 1,781 |
| Number of males | 1,846 |
| Number of married females | 618 |
| Number of married males | 637 |
| Number of single females | 1,106 |
| Number of single males | 1,175 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| POP F | 1,781 |
| POP M | 1,846 |
| POP TOT | 3,627 |
| Total population | 3,627 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 733 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 54,221 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 54,221 |
| FAMILIES | 733 |
| HOUSES | 733 |
| MARRIED F | 618 |
| MARRIED M | 637 |
| SINGLE F | 1,106 |
| SINGLE M | 1,175 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261716
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). "Hay, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hay-on074002-1901/.