Newbury, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Newbury, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 454. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492496. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.687°N, 81.807°W.
Population
In 1901, Newbury, VL had a population of 454: 223 male and 231 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 546 |
| 1891 | 452 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 377 |
| 1921 | 301 |
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, Newbury, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 454 total population, 231 females, 223 males, 127 single males, 116 families, 115 single females, 92 married females, 88 married males, 24 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 113 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 500 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Webster | 1809–1901 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492496
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury_(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). "Newbury, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newbury-vl-on090007-1901/.