Laird, Ontario (1901 census)
Laird was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 436. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.398°N, 84.054°W.
Population
In 1901, Laird had a population of 436: 242 male and 194 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 436 |
| 1911 | 476 |
| 1921 | 531 |
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 Port Findlay, 1891 (62.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Laird shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 436 total population, 242 males, 194 females, 169 single males, 113 single females, 93 families, 73 married females, 73 married males, 8 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 93 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102047— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261958
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). "Laird, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laird-on044002-1901/.