Osnabruck, Ontario (1901 census)
Osnabruck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,828. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1901, Osnabruck had a population of 4,828: 2,403 male and 2,425 female residents. Population density was 50.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,699 |
| 1861 | 5,639 |
| 1871 | 5,791 |
| 1881 | 5,796 |
| 1891 | 5,316 |
| 1901 | 4,828 |
| 1911 | 4,170 |
| 1921 | 3,764 |
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, Osnabruck 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 | 1,081 |
| Number of females | 2,425 |
| Number of males | 2,403 |
| Number of married females | 924 |
| Number of married males | 928 |
| Number of single females | 1,334 |
| Number of single males | 1,394 |
| Number of widowed females | 167 |
| Number of widowed males | 81 |
| POP F | 2,425 |
| POP M | 2,403 |
| POP TOT | 4,828 |
| Total population | 4,828 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,051 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 68,683 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 68,683 |
| FAMILIES | 1,081 |
| HOUSES | 1,051 |
| MARRIED F | 924 |
| MARRIED M | 928 |
| SINGLE F | 1,334 |
| SINGLE M | 1,394 |
| WIDOWED F | 167 |
| WIDOWED M | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Osnabruck, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osnabruck-on053004-1901/.