Sombra & Walpole Island, Ontario (1901 census)
Sombra & Walpole Island was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.643°N, 82.416°W.
Population
In 1901, Sombra & Walpole Island had a population of 5,231: 2,745 male and 2,486 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 contained Walpole Island, 1891 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sombra & Walpole Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 1,102 |
| Number of females | 2,486 |
| Number of males | 2,745 |
| Number of married females | 916 |
| Number of married males | 920 |
| Number of single females | 1,426 |
| Number of single males | 1,746 |
| Number of widowed females | 143 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| POP F | 2,486 |
| POP M | 2,745 |
| POP TOT | 5,231 |
| Total population | 5,231 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,082 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 99,123 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 99,123 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,102 |
| HOUSES | 1,082 |
| MARRIED F | 916 |
| MARRIED M | 920 |
| SINGLE F | 1,426 |
| SINGLE M | 1,746 |
| WIDOWED F | 143 |
| WIDOWED M | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045006— 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). "Sombra & Walpole Island, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sombra-walpole-island-on045006-1901/.