Biscotasing, Chapleau, Missanabi, White River, Peninsula & Schreiber, Ontario (1891 census)
Biscotasing, Chapleau, Missanabi, White River, Peninsula & Schreiber was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,280. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.360°N, 85.270°W.
Population
In 1891, Biscotasing, Chapleau, Missanabi, White River, Peninsula & Schreiber had a population of 2,280: 1,460 male and 820 female residents.
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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Biskotasing, 1901 (16.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chapleau, 1901 (16.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained White River vl not incor, 1901 (18.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Schreiber, 1901 (42.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Biscotasing, Chapleau, Missanabi, White River, Peninsula & Schreiber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 472 |
| Number of families | 472 |
| Number of females | 820 |
| Number of males | 1,460 |
| Number of married females | 332 |
| Number of married males | 444 |
| Number of married persons | 776 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 820 |
| POP M | 1,460 |
| POP TOT | 2,280 |
| Total population | 2,280 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 466 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 982 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,448 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 391 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,889 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 219 |
| Number of houses | 216 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 216 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 128 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 84 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 435 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 483 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 281 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 808 |
| Acres of hay crops | 31 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,307 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,588 |
| Acres of oats | 11 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,787 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 473 |
| HAY AC | 31 |
| HAY TONS | 28 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 8 |
| Number of chickens | 1,641 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 82 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 28 |
| Number of other cattle | 28 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 25 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 151 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 64 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 11 |
| OAT BU | 225 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 1,787 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 954 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 28 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 70 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 954 |
| CATTLE KS | 8 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 466 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 982 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,448 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 52 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 472 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 391 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,641 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 216 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 216 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 332 |
| MD MALE | 444 |
| MD TOT | 776 |
| MILK COWS | 82 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 24 |
| OC TOT | 28 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 28 |
| OTHERS | 1,889 |
| SHEEP | 25 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 1,307 |
| SUP FOR | 281 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 483 |
| SUP SC | 808 |
| SUP TOT | 1,588 |
| SWINE | 151 |
| SWINE KS | 64 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 435 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 473 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 219 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046026— 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). "Biscotasing, Chapleau, Missanabi, White River, Peninsula & Schreiber, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/biscotasing-chapleau-missanabi-white-river-peninsula-schreiber-on046026-1891/.