Percy, Ontario (1901 census)
Percy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,216. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7167618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.240°N, 77.924°W.
Population
In 1901, Percy had a population of 3,216: 1,653 male and 1,563 female residents. Population density was 36.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,605 |
| 1861 | 3,515 |
| 1871 | 4,084 |
| 1881 | 3,768 |
| 1891 | 3,388 |
| 1901 | 3,216 |
| 1911 | 2,766 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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, Percy 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 | 708 |
| Number of females | 1,563 |
| Number of males | 1,653 |
| Number of married females | 562 |
| Number of married males | 571 |
| Number of single females | 885 |
| Number of single males | 1,020 |
| Number of widowed females | 116 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| POP F | 1,563 |
| POP M | 1,653 |
| POP TOT | 3,216 |
| Total population | 3,216 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 695 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 55,296 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 55,296 |
| FAMILIES | 708 |
| HOUSES | 695 |
| MARRIED F | 562 |
| MARRIED M | 571 |
| SINGLE F | 885 |
| SINGLE M | 1,020 |
| WIDOWED F | 116 |
| WIDOWED M | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7167618
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Township
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). "Percy, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/percy-on095008-1901/.