Sophiasburg, Ontario (1901 census)
Sophiasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,095. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7562942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.094°N, 77.190°W.
Population
In 1901, Sophiasburg had a population of 2,095: 1,020 male and 1,075 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,734 |
| 1861 | 2,857 |
| 1871 | 2,702 |
| 1881 | 2,646 |
| 1891 | 2,341 |
| 1901 | 2,095 |
| 1911 | 1,943 |
| 1921 | 1,847 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Sophiasburg, 1891 (79.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sophiasburg, 1911 (79.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sophiasburg 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 2,095 total population, 1,075 females, 1,020 males, 533 families, 515 married males, 506 single females, 502 married females, 471 single males, 67 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 532 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 47,718 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7562942
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophiasburgh_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). "Sophiasburg, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sophiasburg-on109008-1901/.