Silver Creek, Ontario (1901 census)
Silver Creek was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 449. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.333°N, 89.683°W.
Population
In 1901, Silver Creek had a population of 449: 255 male and 194 female residents. Population density was 447.6 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 was contained in Beaver & Silver Mountain, 1891 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Fort William, C, 1911 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Silver Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 194 |
| Number of males | 255 |
| Number of married females | 72 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of single females | 120 |
| Number of single males | 173 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP F | 194 |
| POP M | 255 |
| POP TOT | 449 |
| Total population | 449 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 116 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| HOUSES | 116 |
| MARRIED F | 72 |
| MARRIED M | 81 |
| SINGLE F | 120 |
| SINGLE M | 173 |
| WIDOWED F | 2 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044072— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044072— 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). "Silver Creek, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/silver-creek-on044072-1901/.