March, Ontario (1901 census)
March was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 75.962°W.
Population
In 1901, March had a population of 1,184: 622 male and 562 female residents. Population density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,125 |
| 1861 | 1,454 |
| 1871 | 1,347 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,264 |
| 1901 | 1,184 |
| 1911 | 967 |
| 1921 | 894 |
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, March 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 | 219 |
| Number of females | 562 |
| Number of males | 622 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of single females | 359 |
| Number of single males | 425 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 562 |
| POP M | 622 |
| POP TOT | 1,184 |
| Total population | 1,184 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 219 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 29,900 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 29,900 |
| FAMILIES | 219 |
| HOUSES | 219 |
| MARRIED F | 173 |
| MARRIED M | 179 |
| SINGLE F | 359 |
| SINGLE M | 425 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105006— 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). "March, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/march-on052003-1901/.