Malden, Ontario (1901 census)
Malden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,489. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.072°N, 83.045°W.
Population
In 1901, Malden had a population of 1,489: 749 male and 740 female residents. Population density was 40.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,315 |
| 1861 | 1,563 |
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,727 |
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,489 |
| 1911 | 1,371 |
| 1921 | 1,370 |
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, Malden 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 | 306 |
| Number of females | 740 |
| Number of males | 749 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of single females | 430 |
| Number of single males | 456 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 740 |
| POP M | 749 |
| POP TOT | 1,489 |
| Total population | 1,489 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 295 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 22,175 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 22,175 |
| FAMILIES | 306 |
| HOUSES | 295 |
| MARRIED F | 271 |
| MARRIED M | 275 |
| SINGLE F | 430 |
| SINGLE M | 456 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Malden, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on060010-1901/.