Sydney, Ontario (1901 census)
Sydney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,438. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q136480718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.208°N, 77.521°W.
Population
In 1901, Sydney had a population of 4,438: 2,301 male and 2,137 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 5,082 |
| 1901 | 4,438 |
| 1911 | 4,335 |
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 contained Frankford, VL, 1891 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sydney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,438 total population, 2,301 males, 2,137 females, 1,314 single males, 1,076 single females, 1,039 families, 917 married males, 915 married females, 145 widowed females, 70 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,013 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 70,273 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q136480718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Township,_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). "Sydney, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sydney-on072002-1901/.