Rockland, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Rockland, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3437987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.541°N, 75.282°W.
Population
In 1901, Rockland, Village had a population of 1,998: 1,016 male and 982 female residents. Population density was 1991.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,465 |
| 1901 | 1,998 |
| 1911 | 3,397 |
| 1921 | 3,496 |
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, Rockland, 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 | 397 |
| Number of females | 982 |
| Number of males | 1,016 |
| Number of married females | 359 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of single females | 597 |
| Number of single males | 641 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 982 |
| POP M | 1,016 |
| POP TOT | 1,998 |
| Total population | 1,998 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 336 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 500 |
| FAMILIES | 397 |
| HOUSES | 336 |
| MARRIED F | 359 |
| MARRIED M | 357 |
| SINGLE F | 597 |
| SINGLE M | 641 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3437987
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockland,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockland_(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). "Rockland, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rockland-village-on112008-1901/.