Port Carling, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Port Carling, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.122°N, 79.589°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Carling, VL had a population of 323: 172 male and 151 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 323 |
| 1911 | 378 |
| 1921 | 454 |
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 Medora & Wood, 1891 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Port Carling, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 323 total population, 172 males, 151 females, 115 single males, 94 single females, 58 families, 53 married males, 52 married females, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 56 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 3,792 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Port Carling, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-carling-vl-on113012-1901/.