Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Palmerston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,850. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7128296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.828°N, 80.849°W.
Population
In 1901, Palmerston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,850: 893 male and 957 female residents. Population density was 1844.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,292 |
| 1891 | 2,006 |
| 1901 | 1,850 |
| 1911 | 1,665 |
| 1921 | 1,523 |
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, Palmerston, Town—Ville 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 | 404 |
| Number of females | 957 |
| Number of males | 893 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 373 |
| Number of single females | 533 |
| Number of single males | 502 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 957 |
| POP M | 893 |
| POP TOT | 1,850 |
| Total population | 1,850 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 404 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 919 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 919 |
| FAMILIES | 404 |
| HOUSES | 404 |
| MARRIED F | 370 |
| MARRIED M | 373 |
| SINGLE F | 533 |
| SINGLE M | 502 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7128296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(Ontario)
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). "Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-town-ville-on125011-1901/.