Saugeen, Ontario (1901 census)
Saugeen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,581. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.407°N, 81.371°W.
Population
In 1901, Saugeen had a population of 1,581: 805 male and 776 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 277 |
| 1861 | 1,520 |
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,581 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 1,196 |
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, Saugeen 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 | 304 |
| Number of females | 776 |
| Number of males | 805 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of single females | 486 |
| Number of single males | 518 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP F | 776 |
| POP M | 805 |
| POP TOT | 1,581 |
| Total population | 1,581 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 301 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 45,045 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 45,045 |
| FAMILIES | 304 |
| HOUSES | 301 |
| MARRIED F | 257 |
| MARRIED M | 263 |
| SINGLE F | 486 |
| SINGLE M | 518 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262764
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). "Saugeen, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saugeen-on050008-1901/.