Rawdon, Ontario (1901 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,434. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.376°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1901, Rawdon had a population of 3,434: 1,764 male and 1,670 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,097 |
| 1861 | 3,591 |
| 1871 | 3,688 |
| 1881 | 3,692 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 3,434 |
| 1911 | 3,029 |
| 1921 | 2,672 |
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, Rawdon 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 3,434 total population, 1,764 males, 1,670 females, 1,056 single males, 912 single females, 738 families, 662 married females, 658 married males, 96 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 716 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 70,128 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262656
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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on071014-1901/.