Wiarton, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Wiarton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,443. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.726°N, 81.153°W.
Population
In 1901, Wiarton, Village had a population of 2,443: 1,242 male and 1,201 female residents. Population density was 2435.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 796 |
| 1891 | 1,984 |
| 1901 | 2,443 |
| 1911 | 2,266 |
| 1921 | 1,726 |
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, Wiarton, Village 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 | 504 |
| Number of females | 1,201 |
| Number of males | 1,242 |
| Number of married females | 456 |
| Number of married males | 458 |
| Number of single females | 695 |
| Number of single males | 757 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| POP F | 1,201 |
| POP M | 1,242 |
| POP TOT | 2,443 |
| Total population | 2,443 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 489 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,000 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,000 |
| FAMILIES | 504 |
| HOUSES | 489 |
| MARRIED F | 456 |
| MARRIED M | 458 |
| SINGLE F | 695 |
| SINGLE M | 757 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3567895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton_(Ontario)
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). "Wiarton, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wiarton-village-on049012-1901/.