Baxter, Gibson & Freeman, Ontario (1891 census)
Baxter, Gibson & Freeman was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.999°N, 79.817°W.
Population
In 1891, Baxter, Gibson & Freeman had a population of 700: 364 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 2.7 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Baxter, 1901 (27.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gibson & Freeman, 1901 (72.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Baxter, Gibson & Freeman shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 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 | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 336 |
| Number of males | 364 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 336 |
| POP M | 364 |
| POP TOT | 700 |
| Total population | 700 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 420 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 336 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 364 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 131 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 130 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 62 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,938 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,625 |
| Acres of hay crops | 373 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,842 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,780 |
| Acres of oats | 122 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,924 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 818 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,632 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 983 |
| BWT BU | 29 |
| CRN BU | 278 |
| HAY AC | 373 |
| HAY TONS | 406 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 46 |
| Number of chickens | 621 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 67 |
| Number of milk cows | 164 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 102 |
| Number of other cattle | 190 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 126 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 19 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 109 |
| OAT AC | 122 |
| OAT BU | 1,924 |
| PEA BU | 818 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 3,632 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 386 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,563 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 406 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 145 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,563 |
| CATTLE KS | 46 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 420 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 386 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 336 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 621 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 67 |
| HOUSES | 131 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 130 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 267 |
| MILK COWS | 164 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 94 |
| OC TOT | 102 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 190 |
| OTHERS | 364 |
| SHEEP | 126 |
| SHEEP KS | 19 |
| SUP AM | 1,842 |
| SUP FOR | 7,938 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 174 |
| SUP SC | 1,625 |
| SUP TOT | 9,780 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 109 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 131 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 983 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095002— 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). "Baxter, Gibson & Freeman, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/baxter-gibson-freeman-on095002-1891/.