Mayo, Ontario (1901 census)
Mayo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 597. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.085°N, 77.594°W.
Population
In 1901, Mayo had a population of 597: 342 male and 255 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 518 |
| 1901 | 597 |
| 1911 | 521 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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, Mayo 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 | 106 |
| Number of females | 255 |
| Number of males | 342 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of single females | 152 |
| Number of single males | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 255 |
| POP M | 342 |
| POP TOT | 597 |
| Total population | 597 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 101 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 33,285 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 33,285 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| HOUSES | 101 |
| MARRIED F | 95 |
| MARRIED M | 93 |
| SINGLE F | 152 |
| SINGLE M | 237 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262186
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). "Mayo, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mayo-on071012-1901/.