May, Salter & Township 116, Ontario (1901 census)
May, Salter & Township 116 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,507. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.231°N, 82.071°W.
Population
In 1901, May, Salter & Township 116 had a population of 1,507: 858 male and 649 female residents. Population density was 18.7 people per square mile.
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 Spanish River, 1891 (8.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thessalon I R, 1911 (46.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, May, Salter & Township 116 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 292 |
| Number of females | 649 |
| Number of males | 858 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of single females | 393 |
| Number of single males | 581 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 649 |
| POP M | 858 |
| POP TOT | 1,507 |
| Total population | 1,507 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 272 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 292 |
| HOUSES | 272 |
| MARRIED F | 225 |
| MARRIED M | 256 |
| SINGLE F | 393 |
| SINGLE M | 581 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092042— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON092042— 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). "May, Salter & Township 116, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/may-salter-township-116-on092042-1901/.