Conger, Cowper & Foley, Ontario (1891 census)
Conger, Cowper & Foley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 502. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.236°N, 79.946°W.
Population
In 1891, Conger, Cowper & Foley had a population of 502: 279 male and 223 female residents. Population density was 2.7 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Conger & Cowper, 1901 (62.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Foley, 1901 (37.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Conger, Cowper & Foley shared boundaries with:
- Baxter, Gibson & Freeman
- Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell
- McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island
- Monteith, Spence & Christie
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 | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 104 |
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 223 |
| Number of males | 279 |
| Number of married females | 79 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 159 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 223 |
| POP M | 279 |
| POP TOT | 502 |
| Total population | 502 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 134 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 325 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 487 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 100 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 100 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 64 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 102 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 646 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,073 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,096 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,350 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,782 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,855 |
| Acres of oats | 348 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of turnips | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 142 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,168 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,769 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,082 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,393 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,895 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 1,168 |
| HAY AC | 1,350 |
| HAY TONS | 1,167 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 123 |
| Number of chickens | 1,237 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 89 |
| Number of milk cows | 243 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 124 |
| Number of other cattle | 388 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 538 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 162 |
| Number of swine | 132 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 135 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 348 |
| OAT BU | 5,769 |
| PEA BU | 1,082 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 8,393 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,657 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,130 |
| RYE BU | 135 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,167 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,130 |
| CATTLE KS | 123 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 134 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 325 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,657 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,237 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 89 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 100 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 79 |
| MD MALE | 80 |
| MD TOT | 159 |
| MILK COWS | 243 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 124 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 388 |
| OTHERS | 487 |
| SHEEP | 538 |
| SHEEP KS | 162 |
| SUP AM | 2,782 |
| SUP FOR | 21,073 |
| SUP JV | 40 |
| SUP PAT | 646 |
| SUP SC | 2,096 |
| SUP TOT | 23,855 |
| SWINE | 132 |
| SWINE KS | 135 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 102 |
| TUR AC | 46 |
| TUR BU | 7,895 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095007— 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). "Conger, Cowper & Foley, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/conger-cowper-foley-on095007-1891/.