Beaver & Silver Mountain, Ontario (1891 census)
Beaver & Silver Mountain was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 685. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.203°N, 89.802°W.
Population
In 1891, Beaver & Silver Mountain had a population of 685: 449 male and 236 female residents. Population density was 1.4 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitefish Station, 1901 (16.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Silver Creek, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Beaver & Silver Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 110 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 132 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 236 |
| Number of males | 449 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 220 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 236 |
| POP M | 449 |
| POP TOT | 685 |
| Total population | 685 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 130 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 456 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 83 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 602 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 34 |
| Number of houses | 66 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 66 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
Agriculture (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 120 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,203 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 215 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 335 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,538 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,213 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 156 |
| HAY AC | 5 |
| HAY TONS | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 759 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 37 |
| Number of milk cows | 27 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 20 |
| Number of swine | 13 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,213 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 456 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 83 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 759 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 37 |
| HOUSES | 66 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 66 |
| MD FEM | 101 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 220 |
| MILK COWS | 27 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC P | 7 |
| OC TOT | 7 |
| OTHERS | 602 |
| SHEEP | 20 |
| SUP AM | 335 |
| SUP FOR | 1,203 |
| SUP PAT | 120 |
| SUP SC | 215 |
| SUP TOT | 1,538 |
| SWINE | 13 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 100 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 156 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 34 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046025— 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). "Beaver & Silver Mountain, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beaver-silver-mountain-on046025-1891/.