Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald, Ontario (1891 census)
Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 242. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.110°N, 78.374°W.
Population
In 1891, Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald had a population of 242: 130 male and 112 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 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cameron, 1901 (43.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald shared boundaries with:
- Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd
- Head, Maria & Clara
- NO DATA
- Papineau & Mattawa
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 40 |
| Number of families | 40 |
| Number of females | 112 |
| Number of males | 130 |
| Number of married females | 42 |
| Number of married males | 42 |
| Number of married persons | 84 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 112 |
| POP M | 130 |
| POP TOT | 242 |
| Total population | 242 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 65 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 81 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 146 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 139 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 103 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 29 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 38 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 770 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,158 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 831 |
| Acres of hay crops | 551 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,608 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,766 |
| Acres of oats | 58 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,242 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 322 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 551 |
| HAY TONS | 427 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 422 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 54 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 33 |
| Number of other cattle | 80 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 24 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 29 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 58 |
| OAT BU | 727 |
| PEA BU | 264 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 2,242 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 109 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,454 |
| RYE BU | 207 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 427 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,454 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 65 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 81 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 146 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 109 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 40 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 139 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 422 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 29 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 29 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 42 |
| MD MALE | 42 |
| MD TOT | 84 |
| MILK COWS | 54 |
| NAME CD | Nipissing |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 29 |
| OC TOT | 33 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 80 |
| OTHERS | 103 |
| SHEEP | 24 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 1,608 |
| SUP FOR | 5,158 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 770 |
| SUP SC | 831 |
| SUP TOT | 6,766 |
| SWINE | 29 |
| SWINE KS | 25 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 38 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 322 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096001— 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). "Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cameron-deacon-fitzgerald-on096001-1891/.