Ferguson, Carling & Burpee, Ontario (1891 census)
Ferguson, Carling & Burpee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.491°N, 80.148°W.
Population
In 1891, Ferguson, Carling & Burpee had a population of 481: 251 male and 230 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 472 |
| 1891 | 481 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ferguson & Burpee, 1901 (56.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Carling, 1901 (43.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ferguson, Carling & Burpee shared boundaries with:
- Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River
- McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island
- McKellar & Hagerman
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 481 total population, 251 males, 230 females, 160 married persons, 100 families, 81 married females, 79 married males, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 6 widowed females, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 307 single persons under 18, 164 single males under 18, 143 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 477 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 97 houses, 97 houses built of wood, 97 occupied houses, 89 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,741 acres of land in farms, 19,253 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,635 pounds of homemade butter, 9,839 bushels of potatoes, 6,589 bushels of oats, 5,181 bushels of turnips, 2,488 acres of improved land in farms, 2,181 acres of farmland under crops, 1,879 bushels of peas, 1,360 acres of hay crops, 1,166 tons of hay, 1,011 chickens, 934 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 350 acres of oats, 331 other cattle, 282 acres of farmland in pasture, 256 sheep, 222 swine slaughtered or sold, 212 milk cows, 131 cattle killed or sold, 107 swine, 102 bushels of barley, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 96 occupants of farms, 95 farm occupants who own their land, 90 sheep slaughtered or sold, 74 acres of potatoes, 67 bushels of buckwheat, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 37 oxen, 34 ducks, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 geese, 20 bushels of spring wheat, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 other fowl, 13 turkeys, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 acres of barley, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of wheat, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095008— 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). "Ferguson, Carling & Burpee, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ferguson-carling-burpee-on095008-1891/.