Lindsay, Ontario (1901 census)
Lindsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 751. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.098°N, 81.374°W.
Population
In 1901, Lindsay had a population of 751: 436 male and 315 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 550 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 699 |
| 1921 | 588 |
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, Lindsay 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 751 total population, 436 males, 315 females, 309 single males, 193 single females, 138 families, 117 married females, 117 married males, 10 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 134 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 67,274 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262050
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). "Lindsay, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-on049007-1901/.