Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 7,169. 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 3 |
| Number of families | 1,031 |
| Number of females | 2,652 |
| Number of males | 4,517 |
| Number of married females | 975 |
| Number of married males | 1,367 |
| Number of single females | 1,571 |
| Number of single males | 3,055 |
| Number of widowed females | 106 |
| Number of widowed males | 92 |
| POP F | 2,652 |
| POP M | 4,517 |
| POP TOT | 7,169 |
| Total population | 7,169 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 987 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 4,000 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 4,000 |
| DIVORCED M | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 1,031 |
| HOUSES | 987 |
| MARRIED F | 975 |
| MARRIED M | 1,367 |
| SINGLE F | 1,571 |
| SINGLE M | 3,055 |
| WIDOWED F | 106 |
| WIDOWED M | 92 |
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: 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, 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/.