Papineau, Ontario (1901 census)
Papineau was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.250°N, 78.712°W.
Population
In 1901, Papineau had a population of 670: 332 male and 338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 670 |
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 606 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Papineau & Mattawa, 1891 (50.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Papineau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 670 total population, 338 females, 332 males, 227 single females, 220 single males, 118 families, 107 married males, 104 married females, 7 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 118 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130064— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262532
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). "Papineau, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/papineau-on092047-1901/.