Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River, Ontario (1891 census)
Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.814°N, 80.415°W.
Population
In 1891, Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River had a population of 1,119: 627 male and 492 female residents. Population density was 1.2 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shawanaga & Harrison, 1901 (17.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wallbridge & Brown, 1901 (23.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mowat & Blair, 1901 (43.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 126 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 492 |
| Number of males | 627 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 492 |
| POP M | 627 |
| POP TOT | 1,119 |
| Total population | 1,119 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 293 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 431 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 724 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 517 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 602 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 182 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 180 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,003 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 101 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 109 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,112 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 9 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,239 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 150 |
| Number of chickens | 573 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 13 |
| Number of milk cows | 54 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 17 |
| Number of other cattle | 57 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 6 |
| Number of swine | 96 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 110 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 1,239 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
Other recorded variables (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 431 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 724 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 24 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 517 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 573 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 13 |
| HOUSES | 182 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 180 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| MILK COWS | 54 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 12 |
| OC TOT | 17 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 57 |
| OTHERS | 602 |
| SHEEP | 6 |
| SUP AM | 109 |
| SUP FOR | 1,003 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 7 |
| SUP SC | 101 |
| SUP TOT | 1,112 |
| SWINE | 96 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 182 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 150 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095004— 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). "Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blair-brown-burton-shawanaga-harrison-walbridge-mowat-french-river-on095004-1891/.