Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Port Elgin, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,313. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.451°N, 81.393°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Elgin, Village had a population of 1,313: 608 male and 705 female residents. Population density was 1309.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,400 |
| 1891 | 1,659 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,235 |
| 1921 | 1,291 |
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, Port Elgin, Village 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 | 324 |
| Number of females | 705 |
| Number of males | 608 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of single females | 398 |
| Number of single males | 355 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| POP F | 705 |
| POP M | 608 |
| POP TOT | 1,313 |
| Total population | 1,313 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 323 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 697 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 697 |
| FAMILIES | 324 |
| HOUSES | 323 |
| MARRIED F | 241 |
| MARRIED M | 233 |
| SINGLE F | 398 |
| SINGLE M | 355 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230598
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin_(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). "Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-elgin-village-on050007-1901/.