Willoughby, Ontario (1901 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1901, Willoughby had a population of 991: 503 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 30.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby 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 | 203 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 503 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of single females | 294 |
| Number of single males | 328 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 488 |
| POP M | 503 |
| POP TOT | 991 |
| Total population | 991 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 203 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 19,317 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 19,317 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| HOUSES | 203 |
| MARRIED F | 160 |
| MARRIED M | 164 |
| SINGLE F | 294 |
| SINGLE M | 328 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on123014-1901/.