Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1901 census)
Sault Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,417. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.563°N, 84.284°W.
Population
In 1901, Sault Ste. Marie had a population of 1,417: 774 male and 643 female residents. Population density was 38.8 people per square mile.
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 contained Sault Ste. Marie, E, 1891 (38.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Tarentorus & St. Marys, 1911 (92.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sault Ste. Marie 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 | 300 |
| Number of females | 643 |
| Number of males | 774 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of single females | 370 |
| Number of single males | 491 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| POP F | 643 |
| POP M | 774 |
| POP TOT | 1,417 |
| Total population | 1,417 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 296 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 20,505 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 20,505 |
| FAMILIES | 300 |
| HOUSES | 296 |
| MARRIED F | 257 |
| MARRIED M | 260 |
| SINGLE F | 370 |
| SINGLE M | 491 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-on044026-1901/.