Point Edward, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Point Edward, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.996°N, 82.405°W.
Population
In 1901, Point Edward, Village had a population of 780. Population density was 777.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,293 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 780 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 1,258 |
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, Point Edward, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 214 |
| Number of males | 406 |
| Number of married females | 11 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of single females | 149 |
| Number of single males | 220 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| POP F | 214 |
| POP M | 406 |
| POP TOT | 780 |
| Total population | 780 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 181 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 671 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 671 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| HOUSES | 181 |
| MARRIED F | 11 |
| MARRIED M | 151 |
| SINGLE F | 149 |
| SINGLE M | 220 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward_(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). "Point Edward, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/point-edward-village-on079004-1901/.