Alice & Fraser, Ontario (1891 census)
Alice & Fraser was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,920. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.743°N, 77.301°W.
Population
In 1891, Alice & Fraser had a population of 1,920: 1,008 male and 912 female residents. Population density was 10.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,920 |
| 1901 | 2,139 |
| 1911 | 1,922 |
| 1921 | 1,783 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Alice & Fraser shared boundaries with:
- Hagarty & Jones
- Petewawa & McKay
- Sherwood, Richards & Burns
- Stafford
- Unorganized Territory
- Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 327 |
| Number of families | 327 |
| Number of females | 912 |
| Number of males | 1,008 |
| Number of married females | 313 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of married persons | 626 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 912 |
| POP M | 1,008 |
| POP TOT | 1,920 |
| Total population | 1,920 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,255 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 56 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,864 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 310 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 294 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 46 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 305 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 319 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,706 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 31,655 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,718 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,907 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,498 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,153 |
| Acres of oats | 3,269 |
| Acres of potatoes | 292 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,178 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 293 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,507 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,386 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,916 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,737 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,794 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,261 |
| BWT BU | 520 |
| HAY AC | 3,907 |
| HAY TONS | 3,613 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 499 |
| Number of chickens | 6,114 |
| Number of ducks | 89 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 286 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 349 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 235 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 574 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,258 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 317 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,340 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 2,294 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,133 |
| Number of swine | 745 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 797 |
| Number of turkeys | 288 |
| OAT AC | 3,269 |
| OAT BU | 50,507 |
| PEA BU | 12,386 |
| POT AC | 292 |
| POT BU | 22,916 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,804 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 73,668 |
| RYE BU | 6,737 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,613 |
| WHT AC | 1,178 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,794 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 129 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 121 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 73,668 |
| CATTLE KS | 499 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 679 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,255 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,804 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 235 |
| DUCKS | 89 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 56 |
| GEESE | 349 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,114 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 574 |
| HOUSES | 310 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 90 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 294 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 313 |
| MD MALE | 313 |
| MD TOT | 626 |
| MILK COWS | 1,258 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 286 |
| OC TOT | 317 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,340 |
| OTHERS | 1,864 |
| SHEEP | 2,294 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,133 |
| SUP AM | 15,498 |
| SUP FOR | 31,655 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 2,706 |
| SUP SC | 12,718 |
| SUP TOT | 47,153 |
| SWINE | 745 |
| SWINE KS | 797 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 319 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 3,261 |
| TURKEY | 288 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142004_1871— 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). "Alice & Fraser, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alice-fraser-on114002-1891/.