Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Ridgetown, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,405. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7332787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.436°N, 81.883°W.
Population
In 1901, Ridgetown, Town—Ville had a population of 2,405: 1,147 male and 1,258 female residents. Population density was 2397.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 2,254 |
| 1901 | 2,405 |
| 1911 | 1,954 |
| 1921 | 1,855 |
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, Ridgetown, Town—Ville 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 | 584 |
| Number of females | 1,258 |
| Number of males | 1,147 |
| Number of married females | 478 |
| Number of married males | 489 |
| Number of single females | 685 |
| Number of single males | 629 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP F | 1,258 |
| POP M | 1,147 |
| POP TOT | 2,405 |
| Total population | 2,405 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 578 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 700 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 700 |
| FAMILIES | 584 |
| HOUSES | 578 |
| MARRIED F | 478 |
| MARRIED M | 489 |
| SINGLE F | 685 |
| SINGLE M | 629 |
| WIDOWED F | 95 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7332787
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgetown
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). "Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ridgetown-town-ville-on058006-1901/.