Pelham, Ontario (1901 census)
Pelham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,490. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 79.336°W.
Population
In 1901, Pelham had a population of 2,490: 1,263 male and 1,227 female residents. Population density was 49.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,400 |
| 1861 | 2,646 |
| 1871 | 2,515 |
| 1881 | 2,623 |
| 1891 | 2,554 |
| 1901 | 2,490 |
| 1911 | 2,815 |
| 1921 | 2,936 |
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, Pelham 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 | 599 |
| Number of females | 1,227 |
| Number of males | 1,263 |
| Number of married females | 516 |
| Number of married males | 523 |
| Number of single females | 612 |
| Number of single males | 689 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| POP F | 1,227 |
| POP M | 1,263 |
| POP TOT | 2,490 |
| Total population | 2,490 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 579 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 31,115 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 31,115 |
| FAMILIES | 599 |
| HOUSES | 579 |
| MARRIED F | 516 |
| MARRIED M | 523 |
| SINGLE F | 612 |
| SINGLE M | 689 |
| WIDOWED F | 99 |
| WIDOWED M | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448041
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(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). "Pelham, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelham-on085009-1901/.