Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Tilsonburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,241. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2415848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.868°N, 80.722°W.
Population
In 1901, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,241: 1,048 male and 1,193 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 66 |
| 1891 | 2,163 |
| 1901 | 2,241 |
| 1911 | 2,758 |
| 1921 | 2,974 |
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, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 3 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 525 |
| Number of females | 1,193 |
| Number of males | 1,048 |
| Number of married females | 456 |
| Number of married males | 445 |
| Number of single females | 638 |
| Number of single males | 569 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| POP F | 1,193 |
| POP M | 1,048 |
| POP TOT | 2,241 |
| Total population | 2,241 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 524 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,000 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,000 |
| DIVORCED F | 3 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 525 |
| HOUSES | 524 |
| MARRIED F | 456 |
| MARRIED M | 445 |
| SINGLE F | 638 |
| SINGLE M | 569 |
| WIDOWED F | 96 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2415848
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
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). "Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilsonburg-town-ville-on093004-1901/.