L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
L’Orignal, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,026. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3204697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 74.681°W.
Population
In 1901, L’Orignal, Village had a population of 1,026: 524 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 1023.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,026 |
| 1911 | 1,347 |
| 1921 | 1,298 |
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, L’Orignal, Village 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 | 184 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 524 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of single females | 313 |
| Number of single males | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 502 |
| POP M | 524 |
| POP TOT | 1,026 |
| Total population | 1,026 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,857 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,857 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| MARRIED F | 167 |
| MARRIED M | 167 |
| SINGLE F | 313 |
| SINGLE M | 344 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3204697
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
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). "L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/l-orignal-village-on108008-1901/.