Fort Francis, Ontario (1891 census)
Fort Francis was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.055°N, 94.315°W.
Population
In 1891, Fort Francis had a population of 1,339: 735 male and 604 female residents. Population density was 100.4 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 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fort Francis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.10 |
| FAM NO | 314 |
| Number of families | 314 |
| Number of females | 604 |
| Number of males | 735 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 459 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 604 |
| POP M | 735 |
| POP TOT | 1,339 |
| Total population | 1,339 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 828 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 25 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,314 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 208 |
| Number of houses | 105 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 105 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 28 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 91 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 313 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 138 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 495 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,246 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 939 |
| Acres of hay crops | 375 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,572 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,818 |
| Acres of oats | 105 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 615 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 615 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,108 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,924 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,159 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 110 |
| HAY AC | 375 |
| HAY TONS | 492 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 8 |
| Number of chickens | 448 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 80 |
| Number of milk cows | 100 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 178 |
| Number of other cattle | 129 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 32 |
| Number of swine | 92 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 105 |
| OAT BU | 2,108 |
| PEA BU | 104 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 12,924 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 476 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 98 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,184 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 492 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT SP BU | 698 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,184 |
| CATTLE KS | 8 |
| CHEESE LB | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 481 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 828 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 98 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 314 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 75 |
| FRN CA | 25 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 448 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 80 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 91 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 105 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 229 |
| MD MALE | 230 |
| MD TOT | 459 |
| MILK COWS | 100 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 155 |
| OC TOT | 178 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 129 |
| OTHERS | 1,314 |
| SHEEP | 32 |
| SUP AM | 1,572 |
| SUP FOR | 16,246 |
| SUP JV | 138 |
| SUP PAT | 495 |
| SUP SC | 939 |
| SUP TOT | 17,818 |
| SWINE | 92 |
| SWINE KS | 1 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 313 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,159 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 208 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046028— 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). "Fort Francis, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fort-francis-on046028-1891/.