Oliver, Ontario (1901 census)
Oliver was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 504. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.456°N, 89.514°W.
Population
In 1901, Oliver had a population of 504: 281 male and 223 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 427 |
| 1901 | 504 |
| 1911 | 11,220 |
| 1921 | 944 |
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, Oliver shared boundaries with:
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 504 total population, 281 males, 223 females, 184 single males, 136 single females, 112 families, 86 married males, 81 married females, 11 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 112 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 39,593 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044060— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262497
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). "Oliver, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oliver-on044060-1901/.