Ponsonby, Quebec (1901 census)
Ponsonby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.916°N, 74.783°W.
Population
In 1901, Ponsonby had a population of 452: 247 male and 205 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 310 |
| 1891 | 301 |
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 547 |
| 1921 | 643 |
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, Ponsonby 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 | 82 |
| Number of females | 205 |
| Number of males | 247 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 77 |
| Number of single females | 121 |
| Number of single males | 164 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| POP F | 205 |
| POP M | 247 |
| POP TOT | 452 |
| Total population | 452 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 76 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 35,811 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 35,811 |
| FAMILIES | 82 |
| HOUSES | 76 |
| MARRIED F | 75 |
| MARRIED M | 77 |
| SINGLE F | 121 |
| SINGLE M | 164 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062040— 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). "Ponsonby, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ponsonby-qc160029-1901/.