Lakefield, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Lakefield, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,244. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q114506323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.425°N, 78.258°W.
Population
In 1901, Lakefield, Village had a population of 1,244: 611 male and 633 female residents. Population density was 1240.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,120 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
| 1911 | 1,397 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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, Lakefield, 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 | 283 |
| Number of females | 633 |
| Number of males | 611 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of single females | 356 |
| Number of single males | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 633 |
| POP M | 611 |
| POP TOT | 1,244 |
| Total population | 1,244 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 272 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 493 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 493 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| HOUSES | 272 |
| MARRIED F | 222 |
| MARRIED M | 239 |
| SINGLE F | 356 |
| SINGLE M | 354 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q114506323
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). "Lakefield, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lakefield-village-on106016-1901/.