Thessalon, Ontario (1901 census)
Thessalon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.276°N, 83.491°W.
Population
In 1901, Thessalon had a population of 606: 328 male and 278 female residents. Population density was 15.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 749 |
| 1891 | 1,160 |
| 1901 | 606 |
| 1911 | 677 |
| 1921 | 692 |
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, Thessalon 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 | 117 |
| Number of females | 278 |
| Number of males | 328 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of single females | 165 |
| Number of single males | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP F | 278 |
| POP M | 328 |
| POP TOT | 606 |
| Total population | 606 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 23,983 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 23,983 |
| FAMILIES | 117 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| MARRIED F | 103 |
| MARRIED M | 103 |
| SINGLE F | 165 |
| SINGLE M | 218 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102092— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Thessalon, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thessalon-on044030-1901/.