Pelee Island, Ontario (1901 census)
Pelee Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 41.776°N, 82.658°W.
Population
In 1901, Pelee Island had a population of 669: 354 male and 315 female residents. Population density was 39.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 150 |
| 1881 | 361 |
| 1891 | 605 |
| 1901 | 669 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 793 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 | 180 |
| Number of females | 315 |
| Number of males | 354 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of single females | 171 |
| Number of single males | 217 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 315 |
| POP M | 354 |
| POP TOT | 669 |
| Total population | 669 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 152 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 12,288 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 12,288 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| HOUSES | 152 |
| MARRIED F | 128 |
| MARRIED M | 128 |
| SINGLE F | 171 |
| SINGLE M | 217 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110009_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Pelee Island, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelee-island-on060012-1901/.