Tay, Ontario (1901 census)
Tay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,442. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.733°N, 79.778°W.
Population
In 1901, Tay had a population of 5,442: 2,831 male and 2,611 female residents. Population density was 60.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,629 |
| 1881 | 2,993 |
| 1891 | 4,714 |
| 1901 | 5,442 |
| 1911 | 5,245 |
| 1921 | 3,159 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Victoria Harbour, VL, 1911 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Tay 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 | 1,056 |
| Number of females | 2,611 |
| Number of males | 2,831 |
| Number of married females | 965 |
| Number of married males | 971 |
| Number of single females | 1,563 |
| Number of single males | 1,810 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| POP F | 2,611 |
| POP M | 2,831 |
| POP TOT | 5,442 |
| Total population | 5,442 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,036 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 50,533 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 50,533 |
| FAMILIES | 1,056 |
| HOUSES | 1,036 |
| MARRIED F | 965 |
| MARRIED M | 971 |
| SINGLE F | 1,563 |
| SINGLE M | 1,810 |
| WIDOWED F | 83 |
| WIDOWED M | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262963
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). "Tay, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tay-on113013-1901/.