Chelmsford & Cartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Chelmsford & Cartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 755. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.575°N, 81.308°W.
Population
In 1891, Chelmsford & Cartier had a population of 755: 423 male and 332 female residents. Population density was 1.6 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 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Snider & Waters, 1901 (12.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gertrude, Mine & Creighton, 1901 (8.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Balfour, Chelmsford & unorganized territory— Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (16.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cartier, 1901 (7.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rayside & Unorg. Ter—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (14.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chelmsford & Cartier shared boundaries with:
- Blezard, McKim (including Sudbury & Broder)
- Hallam & Graham
- Spanish River
- Unorganized Territory
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 332 |
| Number of males | 423 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 273 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 332 |
| POP M | 423 |
| POP TOT | 755 |
| Total population | 755 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 473 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 532 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 223 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 92 |
| Number of houses | 56 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 56 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 45 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 120 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,445 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,330 |
| Acres of hay crops | 421 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,474 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,919 |
| Acres of oats | 235 |
| Acres of potatoes | 50 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 20 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 236 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,783 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,127 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,700 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 421 |
| HAY TONS | 380 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 13 |
| Number of chickens | 1,306 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 118 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 103 |
| Number of other cattle | 92 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 36 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of swine | 79 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 37 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 235 |
| OAT BU | 2,783 |
| PEA BU | 1,938 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 3,127 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 106 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,748 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 380 |
| WHT AC | 20 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 147 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 44 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,748 |
| CATTLE KS | 13 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 278 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 473 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 106 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 16 |
| FRN CA | 532 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,306 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 56 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 56 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 133 |
| MD MALE | 140 |
| MD TOT | 273 |
| MILK COWS | 118 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 103 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 92 |
| OTHERS | 223 |
| SHEEP | 36 |
| SHEEP KS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 1,474 |
| SUP FOR | 23,445 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 120 |
| SUP SC | 1,330 |
| SUP TOT | 24,919 |
| SWINE | 79 |
| SWINE KS | 37 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 148 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 1,700 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 92 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046027— 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). "Chelmsford & Cartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chelmsford-cartier-on046027-1891/.