Cockburn, Ontario (1891 census)
Cockburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.922°N, 83.369°W.
Population
In 1891, Cockburn had a population of 240: 132 male and 108 female residents. Population density was 3.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 240 |
| 1901 | 301 |
| 1911 | 319 |
| 1921 | 193 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Dawson, Cockburn Island, 1881 (49.5% share).
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 | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 47 |
| Number of families | 47 |
| Number of females | 108 |
| Number of males | 132 |
| Number of married females | 38 |
| Number of married males | 41 |
| Number of married persons | 79 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 108 |
| POP M | 132 |
| POP TOT | 240 |
| Total population | 240 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 66 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 87 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 153 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 239 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 46 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 46 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 18 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 47 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 190 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,035 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,032 |
| Acres of hay crops | 385 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,249 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,284 |
| Acres of oats | 119 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,010 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 876 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,783 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 514 |
| BWT BU | 222 |
| CRN BU | 239 |
| HAY AC | 385 |
| HAY TONS | 329 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 40 |
| Number of chickens | 524 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 28 |
| Number of milk cows | 70 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 52 |
| Number of other cattle | 92 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 83 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 77 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 119 |
| OAT BU | 2,010 |
| PEA BU | 876 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,783 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,900 |
| RYE BU | 310 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 329 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 315 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,900 |
| CATTLE KS | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 66 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 87 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 153 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 47 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 24 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 524 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 28 |
| HOUSES | 46 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 46 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 38 |
| MD MALE | 41 |
| MD TOT | 79 |
| MILK COWS | 70 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 46 |
| OC TOT | 52 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 92 |
| OTHERS | 239 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 1,249 |
| SUP FOR | 6,035 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 190 |
| SUP SC | 1,032 |
| SUP TOT | 7,284 |
| SWINE | 83 |
| SWINE KS | 77 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 47 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 514 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046052— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127010— 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). "Cockburn, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cockburn-on046052-1891/.