Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie, Ontario (1891 census)
Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 753. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.899°N, 79.976°W.
Population
In 1891, Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie had a population of 753: 446 male and 307 female residents. Population density was 1.4 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ferris, 1901 (14.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained McConkey, Mills, Wilson & Hardy, 1901 (70.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie shared boundaries with:
- Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River
- Chapman & Croft
- Gurd, Pringle & Patterson
- Laurier, Machar & Lount
- McKellar & Hagerman
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 307 |
| Number of males | 446 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 236 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 307 |
| POP M | 446 |
| POP TOT | 753 |
| Total population | 753 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 499 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 65 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 688 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 61 |
| Number of houses | 72 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 44 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 133 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 398 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,861 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,512 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,405 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,937 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,798 |
| Acres of oats | 358 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of turnips | 87 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 462 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 462 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,566 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,767 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,693 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,910 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| HAY AC | 1,405 |
| HAY TONS | 1,334 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 82 |
| Number of chickens | 1,469 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 50 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 92 |
| Number of milk cows | 210 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 145 |
| Number of other cattle | 300 |
| Number of oxen | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 213 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 35 |
| Number of swine | 189 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 358 |
| OAT BU | 6,566 |
| PEA BU | 1,767 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 9,693 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 533 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 302 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,320 |
| RYE BU | 254 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 325 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 102 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,320 |
| CATTLE KS | 82 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 499 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 533 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 302 |
| FRN CA | 65 |
| GEESE | 50 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,469 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 92 |
| HOUSES | 72 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 117 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 236 |
| MILK COWS | 210 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 145 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 300 |
| OTHERS | 688 |
| SHEEP | 213 |
| SHEEP KS | 35 |
| SUP AM | 2,937 |
| SUP FOR | 23,861 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 398 |
| SUP SC | 2,512 |
| SUP TOT | 26,798 |
| SWINE | 189 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 133 |
| TUR AC | 87 |
| TUR BU | 16,910 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 61 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095009— 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). "Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ferrie-mills-hardy-wilson-mcconkey-mckenzie-on095009-1891/.