Stafford, Ontario (1901 census)
Stafford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,174. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.725°N, 77.063°W.
Population
In 1901, Stafford had a population of 1,174: 643 male and 531 female residents. Population density was 32.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 281 |
| 1861 | 550 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,055 |
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Stafford 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 | 203 |
| Number of females | 531 |
| Number of males | 643 |
| Number of married females | 184 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of single females | 331 |
| Number of single males | 445 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 531 |
| POP M | 643 |
| POP TOT | 1,174 |
| Total population | 1,174 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 22,426 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 22,426 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| MARRIED F | 184 |
| MARRIED M | 186 |
| SINGLE F | 331 |
| SINGLE M | 445 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262894
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). "Stafford, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stafford-on110011-1901/.