Hensall, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Hensall, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 820. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5731326. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.426°N, 81.509°W.
Population
In 1901, Hensall, VL had a population of 820: 400 male and 420 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 820 |
| 1911 | 792 |
| 1921 | 756 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hay, 1891 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Hensall, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 820 total population, 420 females, 400 males, 232 single females, 232 single males, 206 families, 170 married females, 160 married males, 18 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 206 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 500 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5731326
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hensall,_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). "Hensall, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hensall-vl-on074003-1901/.