York, Ontario (1901 census)
York was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,159. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.727°N, 79.477°W.
Population
In 1901, York had a population of 6,159: 3,136 male and 3,023 female residents. Population density was 107.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 6,159 |
| 1901 | 5,033 |
| 1911 | 13,871 |
| 1921 | 57,448 |
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 York W-O, 1891 (92.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, York shared boundaries with:
- East Toronto, Village
- Etobicoke
- Markham
- North Toronto (part), Town—Ville
- North Toronto (part), Town—Ville
- Scarborough
- Toronto Junction, Town—Ville
- Toronto, Ward—Quartier 1 (part)
- Toronto, Ward—Quartier 2 (part)
- Toronto, Ward—Quartier 2 (part)
- Toronto, Ward—Quartier 3 (part)
- Toronto, Ward—Quartier 4 (part)
- Toronto, Ward—Quartier 5 (part)
- Toronto, Ward—Quartier 6 (part)
- Vaughan
- York
- York
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 | 1,208 |
| Number of females | 3,023 |
| Number of males | 3,136 |
| Number of married females | 1,045 |
| Number of married males | 1,055 |
| Number of single females | 1,815 |
| Number of single males | 2,031 |
| Number of widowed females | 163 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| POP F | 3,023 |
| POP M | 3,136 |
| POP TOT | 6,159 |
| Total population | 6,159 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,187 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 37,943 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 37,943 |
| FAMILIES | 1,208 |
| HOUSES | 1,187 |
| MARRIED F | 1,045 |
| MARRIED M | 1,055 |
| SINGLE F | 1,815 |
| SINGLE M | 2,031 |
| WIDOWED F | 163 |
| WIDOWED M | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "York, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/york-on131012-1901/.