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 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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 620 total population, 337 males, 283 females, 223 married persons, 125 families, 112 married males, 111 married females, 16 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 381 single persons under 18, 222 single males under 18, 159 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 591 persons who are not French Canadian, 29 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 occupied houses, 115 houses, 115 houses built of wood, 59 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,590 acres of land in farms, 2,330 bushels of potatoes, 2,284 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,300 pounds of homemade butter, 940 bushels of turnips, 510 bushels of oats, 434 chickens, 425 bushels of spring wheat, 400 bushels of barley, 306 acres of improved land in farms, 222 acres of farmland under crops, 200 bushels of peas, 126 tons of hay, 105 acres of hay crops, 79 acres of farmland in pasture, 69 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 67 swine, 60 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 38 milk cows, 31 sheep, 22 acres of potatoes, 22 acres of wheat, 22 geese, 22 horses aged over 3 years, 20 acres of barley, 17 acres of oats, 14 occupants of farms, 10 bushels of beans, 10 farm occupants who own their land, 8 bushels of corn, 6 acres of turnips, 6 other cattle, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 other fowl, 2 ducks, 2 employees on farms, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON092003_1891— 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/.