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 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, Village
- Melancthon
- Mulmur
- Osprey
- Stayner, T-V
- Sunnidale
- Tossorontio
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 5,342 total population, 2,735 males, 2,607 females, 1,789 single males, 1,593 single females, 1,069 families, 872 married males, 868 married females, 146 widowed females, 74 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,061 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 94,480 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Allister Currie | 1862–1931 | born here |
| George Christie Creelman | 1869–1929 | born here |
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/.