Ops, Ontario (1901 census)
Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,610. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.326°N, 78.715°W.
Population
In 1901, Ops had a population of 2,610: 1,389 male and 1,221 female residents. Population density was 25.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 2,872 |
| 1871 | 3,350 |
| 1881 | 3,358 |
| 1891 | 2,926 |
| 1901 | 2,610 |
| 1911 | 2,746 |
| 1921 | 2,310 |
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, Ops 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 | 593 |
| Number of females | 1,221 |
| Number of males | 1,389 |
| Number of married females | 415 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of single females | 746 |
| Number of single males | 937 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP F | 1,221 |
| POP M | 1,389 |
| POP TOT | 2,610 |
| Total population | 2,610 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 577 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 60,733 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 60,733 |
| FAMILIES | 593 |
| HOUSES | 577 |
| MARRIED F | 415 |
| MARRIED M | 428 |
| SINGLE F | 746 |
| SINGLE M | 937 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ops_Township
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). "Ops, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ops-on120007-1901/.