Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Welland, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,863. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.987°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1901, Welland, Town—Ville had a population of 1,863: 901 male and 962 female residents. Population density was 1857.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 731 |
| 1871 | 1,110 |
| 1881 | 1,870 |
| 1891 | 2,035 |
| 1901 | 1,863 |
| 1911 | 5,318 |
| 1921 | 8,654 |
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, Welland, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 2 |
| Number of families | 450 |
| Number of females | 962 |
| Number of males | 901 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of single females | 497 |
| Number of single males | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP F | 962 |
| POP M | 901 |
| POP TOT | 1,863 |
| Total population | 1,863 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 446 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,150 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,150 |
| DIVORCED F | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 450 |
| HOUSES | 446 |
| MARRIED F | 377 |
| MARRIED M | 370 |
| SINGLE F | 497 |
| SINGLE M | 495 |
| WIDOWED F | 86 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
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). "Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/welland-town-ville-on123013-1901/.