Port Hope, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)
Port Hope, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,188. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q613870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.949°N, 78.310°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Hope, T-V had a population of 4,188: 1,896 male and 2,292 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,114 |
| 1881 | 5,585 |
| 1891 | 5,042 |
| 1901 | 4,188 |
| 1911 | 5,092 |
| 1921 | 4,456 |
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 Hope, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,188 total population, 2,292 females, 1,896 males, 1,271 single females, 1,054 single males, 1,049 families, 791 married females, 764 married males, 230 widowed females, 77 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,038 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,622 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Bates Polson | 1858–1907 | born here |
| Bertha Harmer | 1880–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q613870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope
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 Hope, T-V, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-hope-t-v-on055005-1901/.