Perry, Ontario (1901 census)
Perry was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,779. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.506°N, 79.290°W.
Population
In 1901, Perry had a population of 1,779: 975 male and 804 female residents. Population density was 22.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,779 |
| 1911 | 486 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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 Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot, 1891 (33.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Perry 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 | 317 |
| Number of females | 804 |
| Number of males | 975 |
| Number of married females | 291 |
| Number of married males | 291 |
| Number of single females | 482 |
| Number of single males | 663 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 804 |
| POP M | 975 |
| POP TOT | 1,779 |
| Total population | 1,779 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 317 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 48,908 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 48,908 |
| FAMILIES | 317 |
| HOUSES | 317 |
| MARRIED F | 291 |
| MARRIED M | 291 |
| SINGLE F | 482 |
| SINGLE M | 663 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262575
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). "Perry, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perry-on091037-1901/.