Patterson, Ontario (1901 census)
Patterson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 184. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7148475. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.140°N, 79.778°W.
Population
In 1901, Patterson had a population of 184: 102 male and 82 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 184 |
| 1921 | 244 |
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 Gurd, Pringle & Patterson, 1891 (58.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hardy, McConkey & Patterson, 1911 (55.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Patterson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 184 total population, 102 males, 82 females, 72 single males, 56 single females, 29 families, 29 married males, 26 married females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 29 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 50,125 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7148475
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson_Township,_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). "Patterson, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/patterson-on091036-1901/.