Niagara, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Niagara, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,258. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448372. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.254°N, 79.080°W.
Population
In 1901, Niagara, Town—Ville had a population of 1,258: 576 male and 682 female residents. Population density was 1254.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,441 |
| 1891 | 1,349 |
| 1901 | 1,258 |
| 1911 | 1,318 |
| 1921 | 1,357 |
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, Niagara, Town—Ville 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 | 320 |
| Number of females | 682 |
| Number of males | 576 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of single females | 385 |
| Number of single males | 339 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| POP F | 682 |
| POP M | 576 |
| POP TOT | 1,258 |
| Total population | 1,258 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 319 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 900 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 900 |
| FAMILIES | 320 |
| HOUSES | 319 |
| MARRIED F | 205 |
| MARRIED M | 215 |
| SINGLE F | 385 |
| SINGLE M | 339 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448372
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
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). "Niagara, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-town-ville-on085008-1901/.