Listowel, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Listowel, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,693. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1864950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.725°N, 80.960°W.
Population
In 1901, Listowel, Town—Ville had a population of 2,693: 1,305 male and 1,388 female residents. Population density was 2684.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 976 |
| 1881 | 2,688 |
| 1891 | 2,587 |
| 1901 | 2,693 |
| 1911 | 2,289 |
| 1921 | 2,477 |
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, Listowel, Town—Ville 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 | 597 |
| Number of females | 1,388 |
| Number of males | 1,305 |
| Number of married females | 504 |
| Number of married males | 496 |
| Number of single females | 770 |
| Number of single males | 771 |
| Number of widowed females | 114 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| POP F | 1,388 |
| POP M | 1,305 |
| POP TOT | 2,693 |
| Total population | 2,693 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 593 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,500 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,500 |
| FAMILIES | 597 |
| HOUSES | 593 |
| MARRIED F | 504 |
| MARRIED M | 496 |
| SINGLE F | 770 |
| SINGLE M | 771 |
| WIDOWED F | 114 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1864950
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listowel,_Ontario
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). "Listowel, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/listowel-town-ville-on104003-1901/.