Trafalgar, Ontario (1901 census)
Trafalgar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,694. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7832431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.492°N, 79.766°W.
Population
In 1901, Trafalgar had a population of 3,694: 1,936 male and 1,758 female residents. Population density was 31.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,782 |
| 1861 | 5,846 |
| 1871 | 5,027 |
| 1881 | 4,382 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 3,694 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 4,225 |
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, Trafalgar 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 | 774 |
| Number of females | 1,758 |
| Number of males | 1,936 |
| Number of married females | 612 |
| Number of married males | 619 |
| Number of single females | 1,036 |
| Number of single males | 1,259 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| POP F | 1,758 |
| POP M | 1,936 |
| POP TOT | 3,694 |
| Total population | 3,694 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 763 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 68,834 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 68,834 |
| FAMILIES | 774 |
| HOUSES | 763 |
| MARRIED F | 612 |
| MARRIED M | 619 |
| SINGLE F | 1,036 |
| SINGLE M | 1,259 |
| WIDOWED F | 110 |
| WIDOWED M | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7832431
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Township
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). "Trafalgar, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trafalgar-on068009-1901/.