Metcalfe, Ontario (1901 census)
Metcalfe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,562. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.878°N, 81.729°W.
Population
In 1901, Metcalfe had a population of 1,562: 828 male and 734 female residents. Population density was 25.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,096 |
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,449 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,358 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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, Metcalfe 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 | 342 |
| Number of females | 734 |
| Number of males | 828 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 285 |
| Number of single females | 409 |
| Number of single males | 515 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| POP F | 734 |
| POP M | 828 |
| POP TOT | 1,562 |
| Total population | 1,562 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 333 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 35,635 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 35,635 |
| FAMILIES | 342 |
| HOUSES | 333 |
| MARRIED F | 277 |
| MARRIED M | 285 |
| SINGLE F | 409 |
| SINGLE M | 515 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010— 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). "Metcalfe, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/metcalfe-on090005-1901/.