Wingham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Wingham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,392. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4249510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.885°N, 81.302°W.
Population
In 1901, Wingham, Town—Ville had a population of 2,392: 1,120 male and 1,272 female residents. Population density was 2384.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 2,167 |
| 1901 | 2,392 |
| 1911 | 2,238 |
| 1921 | 2,092 |
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, Wingham, 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 | 1 |
| Number of families | 517 |
| Number of females | 1,272 |
| Number of males | 1,120 |
| Number of married females | 430 |
| Number of married males | 420 |
| Number of single females | 747 |
| Number of single males | 665 |
| Number of widowed females | 94 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| POP F | 1,272 |
| POP M | 1,120 |
| POP TOT | 2,392 |
| Total population | 2,392 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 510 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 650 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 650 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 517 |
| HOUSES | 510 |
| MARRIED F | 430 |
| MARRIED M | 420 |
| SINGLE F | 747 |
| SINGLE M | 665 |
| WIDOWED F | 94 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4249510
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingham_(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). "Wingham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wingham-town-ville-on073007-1901/.