Marmora, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Marmora, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 961. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6772165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.462°N, 77.667°W.
Population
In 1901, Marmora, VL had a population of 961: 497 male and 464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 961 |
| 1911 | 866 |
| 1921 | 948 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Marmora, Lake, 1891 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Marmora, VL 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 961 total population, 497 males, 464 females, 304 single males, 280 single females, 176 married females, 176 married males, 172 families, 17 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 164 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 486 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Canniff | 1830–1910 | died here |
| William Johnson | 1842–1912 | died here |
| William Hodgson Stuart | 1879–1907 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6772165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmora,_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). "Marmora, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marmora-vl-on071011-1901/.