Russell, Ontario (1901 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2981843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 75.314°W.
Population
In 1901, Russell had a population of 3,835: 1,996 male and 1,839 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 503 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
| 1871 | 2,339 |
| 1881 | 3,458 |
| 1891 | 3,918 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,964 |
| 1921 | 3,752 |
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, Russell 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 3,835 total population, 1,996 males, 1,839 females, 1,266 single males, 1,100 single females, 718 families, 680 married males, 679 married females, 60 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 708 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 46,694 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2981843
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(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). "Russell, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/russell-on112009-1901/.