Reach, Ontario (1901 census)
Reach was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,589. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.115°N, 79.003°W.
Population
In 1901, Reach had a population of 3,589: 1,840 male and 1,749 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,897 |
| 1861 | 6,214 |
| 1871 | 6,809 |
| 1881 | 4,949 |
| 1891 | 4,190 |
| 1901 | 3,589 |
| 1911 | 3,018 |
| 1921 | 2,809 |
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, Reach shared boundaries with:
- Brock
- Cartwright
- Mariposa
- Pickering
- Port Perry, VL
- Scott
- Scugog
- Uxbridge
- Whitby, East—Est
- Whitby, West—Ouest
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 3,589 total population, 1,840 males, 1,749 females, 1,116 single males, 974 single females, 793 families, 663 married males, 655 married females, 120 widowed females, 61 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 793 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 68,100 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Beare | 1820–1914 | died here |
| James Blair | 1825–1901 | died here |
| Mary Ann Wilson | 1830–1908 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Reach, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/reach-on098003-1901/.