Kingston, Ontario (1901 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,176. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.294°N, 76.565°W.
Population
In 1901, Kingston had a population of 3,176: 1,592 male and 1,584 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
- Ernestown
- Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Loughborough
- Pittsburg
- Portland
- Portsmouth, Village
- Storrington
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 | 676 |
| Number of females | 1,584 |
| Number of males | 1,592 |
| Number of married females | 570 |
| Number of married males | 606 |
| Number of single females | 911 |
| Number of single males | 950 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP F | 1,584 |
| POP M | 1,592 |
| POP TOT | 3,176 |
| Total population | 3,176 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 667 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 52,620 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 52,620 |
| FAMILIES | 676 |
| HOUSES | 667 |
| MARRIED F | 570 |
| MARRIED M | 606 |
| SINGLE F | 911 |
| SINGLE M | 950 |
| WIDOWED F | 103 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
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). "Kingston, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on061003-1901/.