Port Stanley, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Port Stanley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 552. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.674°N, 81.201°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Stanley, Village had a population of 552: 272 male and 280 female residents. Population density was 550.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 674 |
| 1891 | 616 |
| 1901 | 552 |
| 1911 | 891 |
| 1921 | 973 |
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 Stanley, 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 | 129 |
| Number of females | 280 |
| Number of males | 272 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of single females | 147 |
| Number of single males | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP F | 280 |
| POP M | 272 |
| POP TOT | 552 |
| Total population | 552 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 128 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 500 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| HOUSES | 128 |
| MARRIED F | 104 |
| MARRIED M | 104 |
| SINGLE F | 147 |
| SINGLE M | 160 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230953
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley_(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 Stanley, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-stanley-village-on057004-1901/.