Foley, Cowper, McDougall, Ontario (1881 census)
Foley, Cowper, McDougall was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 725. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.335°N, 79.985°W.
Population
In 1881, Foley, Cowper, McDougall had a population of 725: 412 male and 313 female residents. Population density was 4.6 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 The Sound, 1871 (21.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Foley, Cowper, McDougall shared boundaries with:
- Christie, Monteith
- Ferguson, Carling & Burpee
- Humphrey, Conger
- McKellar & Hagerman
- Parry Sound (Village), Parry Island
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 313 |
| Number of males | 412 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 220 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 725 |
| Total population | 725 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,536 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of wheat | 108 |
| BAR BU | 119 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,405 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,777 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,490 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,529 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 958 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,891 |
| BWT BU | 220 |
| CRN BU | 404 |
| HAY AC | 1,536 |
| HAY TONS | 1,187 |
| OAT BU | 9,405 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,490 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 14,529 |
| RYE BU | 370 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,187 |
| WHT AC | 108 |
| WHT SP BU | 958 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 196 |
| C UNMD M | 291 |
| C UNMD TOT | 487 |
| D OCC | 129 |
| FEMALE | 313 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 128 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 412 |
| MD F | 108 |
| MD M | 112 |
| MD TOT | 220 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,777 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 11,891 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131014— 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 1881 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). "Foley, Cowper, McDougall, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/foley-cowper-mcdougall-on131014-1881/.