London, Ontario (1901 census)
London was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 8,878. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.073°N, 81.300°W.
Population
In 1901, London had a population of 8,878: 4,499 male and 4,379 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 8,934 |
| 1901 | 8,878 |
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, London shared boundaries with:
- Biddulph
- Delaware
- Dorchester, North—Nord
- Lobo
- London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part city)
- London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part)
- London, Ward—Quartier 3 & 4 (part city)
- London, Ward—Quartier 3 (part)
- London, Ward—Quartier 4 (part)
- McGillivray
- Nissouri, West—Ouest
- Westminster
- Williams E
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 8,878 total population, 4,499 males, 4,379 females, 2,834 single males, 2,533 single females, 1,671 families, 1,602 married females, 1,546 married males, 244 widowed females, 119 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,661 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 107,477 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON087003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262072
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). "London, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-on087003-1901/.