Verulam, Ontario (1901 census)
Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,130. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.527°N, 78.624°W.
Population
In 1901, Verulam had a population of 2,130: 1,125 male and 1,005 female residents. Population density was 20.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 571 |
| 1861 | 1,545 |
| 1871 | 2,692 |
| 1881 | 2,474 |
| 1891 | 2,291 |
| 1901 | 2,130 |
| 1911 | 2,022 |
| 1921 | 1,673 |
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, Verulam 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 | 418 |
| Number of females | 1,005 |
| Number of males | 1,125 |
| Number of married females | 357 |
| Number of married males | 362 |
| Number of single females | 608 |
| Number of single males | 726 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| POP F | 1,005 |
| POP M | 1,125 |
| POP TOT | 2,130 |
| Total population | 2,130 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 407 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 64,479 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 64,479 |
| FAMILIES | 418 |
| HOUSES | 407 |
| MARRIED F | 357 |
| MARRIED M | 362 |
| SINGLE F | 608 |
| SINGLE M | 726 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7922994
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_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). "Verulam, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on120008-1901/.