Snowden, Ontario (1901 census)
Snowden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.878°N, 78.601°W.
Population
In 1901, Snowden had a population of 856: 466 male and 390 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 191 |
| 1881 | 807 |
| 1891 | 1,014 |
| 1901 | 856 |
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, Snowden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 856 total population, 466 males, 390 females, 308 single males, 224 single females, 169 families, 151 married males, 146 married females, 20 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 168 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 50,938 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013— 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). "Snowden, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/snowden-on119013-1901/.