Rochester, Ontario (1901 census)
Rochester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,625. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.236°N, 82.655°W.
Population
In 1901, Rochester had a population of 2,625: 1,412 male and 1,213 female residents. Population density was 46.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 788 |
| 1861 | 1,349 |
| 1871 | 2,152 |
| 1881 | 2,483 |
| 1891 | 2,806 |
| 1901 | 2,625 |
| 1911 | 2,231 |
| 1921 | 2,082 |
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, Rochester 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 | 483 |
| Number of females | 1,213 |
| Number of males | 1,412 |
| Number of married females | 437 |
| Number of married males | 442 |
| Number of single females | 731 |
| Number of single males | 931 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP F | 1,213 |
| POP M | 1,412 |
| POP TOT | 2,625 |
| Total population | 2,625 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 483 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 34,407 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 34,407 |
| FAMILIES | 483 |
| HOUSES | 483 |
| MARRIED F | 437 |
| MARRIED M | 442 |
| SINGLE F | 731 |
| SINGLE M | 931 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262708
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). "Rochester, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rochester-on059003-1901/.