St. Edmunds, Ontario (1901 census)
St. Edmunds was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 623. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.192°N, 81.539°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Edmunds had a population of 623: 369 male and 254 female residents. Population density was 5.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 287 |
| 1901 | 623 |
| 1911 | 434 |
| 1921 | 343 |
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, St. Edmunds 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 | 127 |
| Number of females | 254 |
| Number of males | 369 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of single females | 145 |
| Number of single males | 251 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP F | 254 |
| POP M | 369 |
| POP TOT | 623 |
| Total population | 623 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 127 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 67,274 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 67,274 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| HOUSES | 127 |
| MARRIED F | 104 |
| MARRIED M | 111 |
| SINGLE F | 145 |
| SINGLE M | 251 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262885
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). "St. Edmunds, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-edmunds-on049009-1901/.