Petewawa & McKay, Ontario (1901 census)
Petewawa & McKay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,067. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262309. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.873°N, 77.399°W.
Population
In 1901, Petewawa & McKay had a population of 1,067: 560 male and 507 female residents. Population density was 7.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 689 |
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 1,067 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stafford, 1911 (44.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pembroke, 1911 (55.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Petewawa & McKay 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 | 167 |
| Number of females | 507 |
| Number of males | 560 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of single females | 323 |
| Number of single males | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 507 |
| POP M | 560 |
| POP TOT | 1,067 |
| Total population | 1,067 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 165 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 88,768 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 88,768 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| MARRIED F | 161 |
| MARRIED M | 158 |
| SINGLE F | 323 |
| SINGLE M | 391 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262309
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). "Petewawa & McKay, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petewawa-mckay-on110008-1901/.