Widdifield, Ontario (1901 census)
Widdifield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 919. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.380°N, 79.381°W.
Population
In 1901, Widdifield had a population of 919: 508 male and 411 female residents. Population density was 8.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 919 |
| 1911 | 1,256 |
| 1921 | 1,314 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in North Bay (Town—Ville), Widdifield, Phelps & Olrig, 1891 (42.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Widdifield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 411 |
| Number of males | 508 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of single females | 243 |
| Number of single males | 339 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| POP F | 411 |
| POP M | 508 |
| POP TOT | 919 |
| Total population | 919 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 173 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| MARRIED F | 145 |
| MARRIED M | 151 |
| SINGLE F | 243 |
| SINGLE M | 339 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092059— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130083— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263145
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). "Widdifield, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/widdifield-on092059-1901/.