Algoma Mills, Ontario (1891 census)
Algoma Mills was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 620. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.185°N, 82.823°W.
Population
In 1891, Algoma Mills had a population of 620: 337 male and 283 female residents. Population density was 618.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 620 |
| 1901 | 127 |
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 NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Algoma Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 283 |
| Number of males | 337 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 223 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 283 |
| POP M | 337 |
| POP TOT | 620 |
| Total population | 620 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 381 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 29 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 591 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 115 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 59 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,284 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 222 |
| Acres of hay crops | 105 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 306 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,590 |
| Acres of oats | 17 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 400 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 940 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 105 |
| HAY TONS | 126 |
| Number of chickens | 434 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 38 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 14 |
| Number of other cattle | 6 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 31 |
| Number of swine | 67 |
| OAT AC | 17 |
| OAT BU | 510 |
| PEA BU | 200 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,330 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 69 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 126 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 425 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 159 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 381 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 69 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 29 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 434 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 22 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES W | 115 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 112 |
| MD TOT | 223 |
| MILK COWS | 38 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 10 |
| OC TOT | 14 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 6 |
| OTHERS | 591 |
| SHEEP | 31 |
| SUP AM | 306 |
| SUP FOR | 2,284 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 79 |
| SUP SC | 222 |
| SUP TOT | 3,590 |
| SWINE | 67 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 121 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 940 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON092003— 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 1891 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). "Algoma Mills, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/algoma-mills-on046001-1891/.