Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Owen Sound, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 8,776. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.922°W.
Population
In 1901, Owen Sound, Town—Ville had a population of 8,776: 4,295 male and 4,481 female residents. Population density was 1115.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,216 |
| 1871 | 3,369 |
| 1881 | 4,426 |
| 1891 | 7,497 |
| 1901 | 8,776 |
| 1911 | 12,558 |
| 1921 | 12,190 |
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, Owen Sound, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 1,798 |
| Number of females | 4,481 |
| Number of males | 4,295 |
| Number of married females | 1,541 |
| Number of married males | 1,568 |
| Number of single females | 2,634 |
| Number of single males | 2,600 |
| Number of widowed females | 305 |
| Number of widowed males | 127 |
| POP F | 4,481 |
| POP M | 4,295 |
| POP TOT | 8,776 |
| Total population | 8,776 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,769 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 6,120 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 6,120 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,798 |
| HOUSES | 1,769 |
| MARRIED F | 1,541 |
| MARRIED M | 1,568 |
| SINGLE F | 2,634 |
| SINGLE M | 2,600 |
| WIDOWED F | 305 |
| WIDOWED M | 127 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
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). "Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/owen-sound-town-ville-on065004-1901/.