Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)
Stratford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 9,959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q740756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.370°N, 80.982°W.
Population
In 1901, Stratford, City—Cité had a population of 9,959: 4,825 male and 5,134 female residents. Population density was 1972.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,809 |
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1911 | 12,946 |
| 1921 | 16,094 |
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, Stratford, City—Cité 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 | 2,086 |
| Number of females | 5,134 |
| Number of males | 4,825 |
| Number of married females | 1,752 |
| Number of married males | 1,732 |
| Number of single females | 3,040 |
| Number of single males | 2,990 |
| Number of widowed females | 342 |
| Number of widowed males | 103 |
| POP F | 5,134 |
| POP M | 4,825 |
| POP TOT | 9,959 |
| Total population | 9,959 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,039 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,835 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,835 |
| FAMILIES | 2,086 |
| HOUSES | 2,039 |
| MARRIED F | 1,752 |
| MARRIED M | 1,732 |
| SINGLE F | 3,040 |
| SINGLE M | 2,990 |
| WIDOWED F | 342 |
| WIDOWED M | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q740756
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_(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). "Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-city-cit-on104007-1901/.