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 density was 48.1 people per square mile.
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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 718 |
| Number of females | 1,839 |
| Number of males | 1,996 |
| Number of married females | 679 |
| Number of married males | 680 |
| Number of single females | 1,100 |
| Number of single males | 1,266 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| POP F | 1,839 |
| POP M | 1,996 |
| POP TOT | 3,835 |
| Total population | 3,835 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 708 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 46,694 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 46,694 |
| FAMILIES | 718 |
| HOUSES | 708 |
| MARRIED F | 679 |
| MARRIED M | 680 |
| SINGLE F | 1,100 |
| SINGLE M | 1,266 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 50 |
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/.