Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd, Ontario (1891 census)
Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 549. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.008°N, 78.847°W.
Population
In 1891, Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd had a population of 549: 346 male and 203 female residents. Population density was 0.7 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lauder & Wilkes, 1901 (19.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Calvin, 1901 (7.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd shared boundaries with:
- Bonfield, Chisholm, Boulter & Ferris
- Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald
- Himsworth N & S & Nipissing
- Joly, Strong & Sundridge, Village
- Laurier, Machar & Lount
- North Bay (Town—Ville), Widdifield, Phelps & Olrig
- Papineau & Mattawa
- Unorganized Territory
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 | 111 |
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 203 |
| Number of males | 346 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 83 |
| Number of married persons | 158 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 203 |
| POP M | 346 |
| POP TOT | 549 |
| Total population | 549 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 121 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 373 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 128 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 421 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 36 |
| Number of houses | 68 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 8 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 927 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,350 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,816 |
| Acres of hay crops | 827 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,768 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,118 |
| Acres of oats | 357 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 55 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 360 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,044 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,776 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,817 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 588 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,460 |
| BWT BU | 320 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 78 |
| HAY AC | 827 |
| HAY TONS | 783 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 136 |
| Number of chickens | 1,118 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 81 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 160 |
| Number of milk cows | 201 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 88 |
| Number of other cattle | 208 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 161 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 39 |
| Number of swine | 143 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 357 |
| OAT BU | 7,044 |
| PEA BU | 2,776 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 8,817 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 489 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,060 |
| RYE BU | 71 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 783 |
| WHT AC | 55 |
| WHT SP BU | 588 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,060 |
| CATTLE KS | 136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 121 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 373 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 489 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 128 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,118 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 160 |
| HOUSES | 68 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES W | 68 |
| MD FEM | 75 |
| MD MALE | 83 |
| MD TOT | 158 |
| MILK COWS | 201 |
| NAME CD | Nipissing |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 81 |
| OC TOT | 88 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 208 |
| OTHERS | 421 |
| SHEEP | 161 |
| SHEEP KS | 39 |
| SILOS | 78 |
| SUP AM | 2,768 |
| SUP FOR | 21,350 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 927 |
| SUP SC | 1,816 |
| SUP TOT | 24,118 |
| SWINE | 143 |
| SWINE KS | 103 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 104 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,460 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 36 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096004— 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). "Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/calvin-lauder-ballantyne-wilkes-pentland-paxton-biggar-osler-lyster-boyd-on096004-1891/.