Sawbill Lake, Ontario (1901 census)
Sawbill Lake was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.132°N, 84.429°W.
Population
In 1901, Sawbill Lake had a population of 568: 540 male and 28 female residents.
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 Unorganized Territory, 1891 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Other parts, 1911 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sawbill Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 568 total population, 540 males, 414 single males, 113 married males, 38 families, 28 females, 14 married females, 13 widowed males, 12 single females, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 31 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044069— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044069— 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). "Sawbill Lake, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sawbill-lake-on044069-1901/.