Penetanguishene, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Penetanguishene, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2991780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 79.937°W.
Population
In 1901, Penetanguishene, Town—Ville had a population of 2,422: 1,213 male and 1,209 female residents. Population density was 2414.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1891 | 2,110 |
| 1901 | 2,422 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 4,037 |
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, Penetanguishene, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 450 |
| Number of females | 1,209 |
| Number of males | 1,213 |
| Number of married females | 399 |
| Number of married males | 422 |
| Number of single females | 760 |
| Number of single males | 768 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| POP F | 1,209 |
| POP M | 1,213 |
| POP TOT | 2,422 |
| Total population | 2,422 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 443 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,716 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,716 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 450 |
| HOUSES | 443 |
| MARRIED F | 399 |
| MARRIED M | 422 |
| SINGLE F | 760 |
| SINGLE M | 768 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2991780
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
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). "Penetanguishene, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/penetanguishene-town-ville-on113011-1901/.