Preston, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Preston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,308. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1901, Preston, Village had a population of 2,308: 1,113 male and 1,195 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,180 |
| 1861 | 1,538 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1901 | 2,308 |
| 1911 | 3,883 |
| 1921 | 5,423 |
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, Preston, 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 | 497 |
| Number of females | 1,195 |
| Number of males | 1,113 |
| Number of married females | 436 |
| Number of married males | 434 |
| Number of single females | 673 |
| Number of single males | 647 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| POP F | 1,195 |
| POP M | 1,113 |
| POP TOT | 2,308 |
| Total population | 2,308 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 486 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,067 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,067 |
| FAMILIES | 497 |
| HOUSES | 486 |
| MARRIED F | 436 |
| MARRIED M | 434 |
| SINGLE F | 673 |
| SINGLE M | 647 |
| WIDOWED F | 86 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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). "Preston, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-village-on122006-1901/.