Echo River, Ontario (1891 census)
Echo River was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.619°N, 83.804°W.
Population
In 1891, Echo River had a population of 499: 272 male and 227 female residents. Population density was 4.4 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 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Echo River shared boundaries with:
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 | 97 |
| Number of families | 97 |
| Number of females | 227 |
| Number of males | 272 |
| Number of married females | 80 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 227 |
| POP M | 272 |
| POP TOT | 499 |
| Total population | 499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 331 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 488 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses | 85 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 85 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 97 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 546 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,709 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,986 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,123 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,563 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,272 |
| Acres of oats | 371 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 135 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 529 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,316 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,345 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,811 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,584 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 198 |
| HAY AC | 1,123 |
| HAY TONS | 1,117 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 127 |
| Number of chickens | 1,327 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 74 |
| Number of milk cows | 182 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 111 |
| Number of other cattle | 286 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 275 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 130 |
| Number of swine | 108 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 371 |
| OAT BU | 6,316 |
| PEA BU | 2,345 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 6,811 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 55 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 757 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 325 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,525 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,117 |
| WHT AC | 135 |
| WHT FALL BU | 198 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,077 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,525 |
| CATTLE KS | 127 |
| CHEESE LB | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 144 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 331 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 757 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 97 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 325 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,327 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 74 |
| HOUSES | 85 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 85 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 80 |
| MD MALE | 80 |
| MD TOT | 160 |
| MILK COWS | 182 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 107 |
| OC TOT | 111 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 286 |
| OTHERS | 488 |
| SHEEP | 275 |
| SHEEP KS | 130 |
| SUP AM | 2,563 |
| SUP FOR | 13,709 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 546 |
| SUP SC | 1,986 |
| SUP TOT | 16,272 |
| SWINE | 108 |
| SWINE KS | 200 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 97 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 3,584 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 12 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046004— 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). "Echo River, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/echo-river-on046004-1891/.