York (part), Ontario (1901 census)
York (part) was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,033. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.740°N, 79.354°W.
Population
In 1901, York (part) had a population of 5,033: 2,569 male and 2,464 female residents.
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 E, 1891 (92.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, York (part) shared boundaries with:
- East Toronto, Village
- Markham
- North Toronto (part), Town—Ville
- North Toronto (part), Town—Ville
- Scarborough
- 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)
- York (part)
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 5,033 total population, 2,569 males, 2,464 females, 1,628 single males, 1,466 single females, 1,010 families, 880 married males, 872 married females, 126 widowed females, 60 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 988 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 27,194 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Edward Hart Massey | 1864–1901 | died here |
| Lester B. Pearson | 1897–1972 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129010— 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 (part), Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/york-part-on129010-1901/.