St. Joseph, Ontario (1901 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,137. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7589251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.265°N, 84.019°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Joseph had a population of 1,137: 592 male and 545 female residents. Population density was 20.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,237 |
| 1891 | 367 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,098 |
| 1921 | 1,017 |
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 St. Joseph, 1891 (34.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Joseph 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 | 232 |
| Number of females | 545 |
| Number of males | 592 |
| Number of married females | 177 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of single females | 354 |
| Number of single males | 396 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 545 |
| POP M | 592 |
| POP TOT | 1,137 |
| Total population | 1,137 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 232 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| HOUSES | 232 |
| MARRIED F | 177 |
| MARRIED M | 177 |
| SINGLE F | 354 |
| SINGLE M | 396 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102087— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7589251
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph,_Ontario
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. Joseph, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-joseph-on044024-1901/.