Nottawasaga, Ontario (1901 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,342. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.386°N, 80.166°W.
Population
In 1901, Nottawasaga had a population of 5,342: 2,735 male and 2,607 female residents. Population density was 33.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
- Collingwood
- Collingwood, Town—Ville
- Creemore, VL
- Melancthon
- Mulmur
- Osprey
- Stayner, Village
- Sunnidale
- Tossorontio
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 | 1,069 |
| Number of females | 2,607 |
| Number of males | 2,735 |
| Number of married females | 868 |
| Number of married males | 872 |
| Number of single females | 1,593 |
| Number of single males | 1,789 |
| Number of widowed females | 146 |
| Number of widowed males | 74 |
| POP F | 2,607 |
| POP M | 2,735 |
| POP TOT | 5,342 |
| Total population | 5,342 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,061 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 94,480 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 94,480 |
| FAMILIES | 1,069 |
| HOUSES | 1,061 |
| MARRIED F | 868 |
| MARRIED M | 872 |
| SINGLE F | 1,593 |
| SINGLE M | 1,789 |
| WIDOWED F | 146 |
| WIDOWED M | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on114005-1901/.