Ryerson, Ontario (1901 census)
Ryerson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 761. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.582°N, 79.510°W.
Population
In 1901, Ryerson had a population of 761: 398 male and 363 female residents. Population density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1911 | 698 |
| 1921 | 559 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Armour & Ryerson, 1891 (52.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ryerson 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 | 156 |
| Number of females | 363 |
| Number of males | 398 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of single females | 212 |
| Number of single males | 255 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 363 |
| POP M | 398 |
| POP TOT | 761 |
| Total population | 761 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 156 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 50,055 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 50,055 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| HOUSES | 156 |
| MARRIED F | 134 |
| MARRIED M | 131 |
| SINGLE F | 212 |
| SINGLE M | 255 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262740
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). "Ryerson, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ryerson-on091040-1901/.