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 density was 2.2 people per square mile.
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 Carling, 1901 (43.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ferguson & Burpee, 1901 (56.2% 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 154 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 | 100 |
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 230 |
| Number of males | 251 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 79 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 230 |
| POP M | 251 |
| POP TOT | 481 |
| Total population | 481 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 143 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 164 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 307 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 477 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 97 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 97 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 89 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 97 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 282 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,253 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,181 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,360 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,488 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,741 |
| Acres of oats | 350 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 102 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,589 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,879 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,839 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,181 |
| BWT BU | 67 |
| HAY AC | 1,360 |
| HAY TONS | 1,166 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 131 |
| Number of chickens | 1,011 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 95 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 212 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 96 |
| Number of other cattle | 331 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 37 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 256 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| Number of swine | 107 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 222 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 350 |
| OAT BU | 6,589 |
| PEA BU | 1,879 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 9,839 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 934 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,635 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,166 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,635 |
| CATTLE KS | 131 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 143 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 164 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 307 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 934 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 100 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 52 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,011 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 97 |
| HOUSES | 97 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 97 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 81 |
| MD MALE | 79 |
| MD TOT | 160 |
| MILK COWS | 212 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 95 |
| OC TOT | 96 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 331 |
| OTHERS | 477 |
| SHEEP | 256 |
| SHEEP KS | 90 |
| SUP AM | 2,488 |
| SUP FOR | 19,253 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 282 |
| SUP SC | 2,181 |
| SUP TOT | 21,741 |
| SWINE | 107 |
| SWINE KS | 222 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 97 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 5,181 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 37 |
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/.