Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot, Ontario (1891 census)
Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.576°N, 79.198°W.
Population
In 1891, Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot had a population of 1,704: 906 male and 798 female residents. Population density was 7.2 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 Chaffey, Perry, Bethune, Proudfoot, 1881 (75.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Perry, 1901 (33.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Proudfoot, 1901 (32.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bethune, 1901 (34.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot shared boundaries with:
- Armour & Ryerson
- Finlayson & Peck
- Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey
- Joly, Strong & Sundridge, Village
- Stisted & McMurrich
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 332 |
| Number of families | 332 |
| Number of females | 798 |
| Number of males | 906 |
| Number of married females | 280 |
| Number of married males | 279 |
| Number of married persons | 559 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 798 |
| POP M | 906 |
| POP TOT | 1,704 |
| Total population | 1,704 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,099 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,691 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses | 305 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 305 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 115 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 190 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 321 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,035 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 40,121 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,118 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,134 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,221 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,342 |
| Acres of oats | 1,643 |
| Acres of potatoes | 190 |
| Acres of turnips | 136 |
| Acres of wheat | 149 |
| BAR AC | 69 |
| BAR BU | 1,093 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,093 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,703 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,851 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,564 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,210 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 30,015 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| BWT BU | 48 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 2,134 |
| HAY TONS | 2,445 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 174 |
| Number of chickens | 3,579 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 254 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 251 |
| Number of milk cows | 631 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 272 |
| Number of other cattle | 889 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 172 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 144 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 842 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 146 |
| Number of swine | 622 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 314 |
| Number of turkeys | 165 |
| OAT AC | 1,643 |
| OAT BU | 29,703 |
| PEA BU | 4,851 |
| POT AC | 190 |
| POT BU | 22,564 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,269 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,914 |
| RYE BU | 278 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,445 |
| WHT AC | 149 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,210 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 144 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,914 |
| CATTLE KS | 174 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 492 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 607 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,099 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,269 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 332 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 10 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 149 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,579 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 251 |
| HOUSES | 305 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 75 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 305 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 280 |
| MD MALE | 279 |
| MD TOT | 559 |
| MILK COWS | 631 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 254 |
| OC TOT | 272 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 889 |
| OTHERS | 1,691 |
| SHEEP | 842 |
| SHEEP KS | 146 |
| SUP AM | 7,221 |
| SUP FOR | 40,121 |
| SUP JV | 68 |
| SUP PAT | 1,035 |
| SUP SC | 6,118 |
| SUP TOT | 47,342 |
| SWINE | 622 |
| SWINE KS | 314 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 321 |
| TUR AC | 136 |
| TUR BU | 30,015 |
| TURKEY | 165 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 16 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 172 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095003— 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). "Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bethune-perry-proudfoot-on095003-1891/.