Seymour, Ontario (1901 census)
Seymour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,261. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7459234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 77.779°W.
Population
In 1901, Seymour had a population of 3,261: 1,688 male and 1,573 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,781 |
| 1861 | 3,842 |
| 1871 | 4,289 |
| 1881 | 3,783 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,261 |
| 1911 | 3,331 |
| 1921 | 2,687 |
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, Seymour 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 | 676 |
| Number of females | 1,573 |
| Number of males | 1,688 |
| Number of married females | 602 |
| Number of married males | 615 |
| Number of single females | 891 |
| Number of single males | 1,027 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| POP F | 1,573 |
| POP M | 1,688 |
| POP TOT | 3,261 |
| Total population | 3,261 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 674 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 73,025 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 73,025 |
| FAMILIES | 676 |
| HOUSES | 674 |
| MARRIED F | 602 |
| MARRIED M | 615 |
| SINGLE F | 891 |
| SINGLE M | 1,027 |
| WIDOWED F | 80 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7459234
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Township
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). "Seymour, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seymour-on095009-1901/.