Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 7,169. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q463165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.520°N, 84.334°W.
Population
In 1901, Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville had a population of 7,169: 4,517 male and 2,652 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 7,169 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, C, 1911 (15.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Steelton t-v, 1911 (15.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 7,169 total population, 4,517 males, 3,055 single males, 2,652 females, 1,571 single females, 1,367 married males, 1,031 families, 975 married females, 106 widowed females, 92 widowed males, 3 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 987 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 4,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q463165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault-Sainte-Marie_(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). "Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-town-ville-on044025-1901/.