Pakenham, Ontario (1901 census)
Pakenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,872. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 76.360°W.
Population
In 1901, Pakenham had a population of 1,872. Population density was 17.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,868 |
| 1861 | 2,442 |
| 1871 | 2,426 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,007 |
| 1901 | 1,872 |
| 1911 | 1,605 |
| 1921 | 1,518 |
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, Pakenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 369 |
| Number of females | 622 |
| Number of males | 922 |
| Number of married females | 25 |
| Number of married males | 291 |
| Number of single females | 303 |
| Number of single males | 592 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP F | 622 |
| POP M | 922 |
| POP TOT | 1,872 |
| Total population | 1,872 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 365 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 65,934 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 65,934 |
| FAMILIES | 369 |
| HOUSES | 365 |
| MARRIED F | 25 |
| MARRIED M | 291 |
| SINGLE F | 303 |
| SINGLE M | 592 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262528
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). "Pakenham, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pakenham-on080009-1901/.