Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey, Ontario (1891 census)
Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,776. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.373°N, 79.105°W.
Population
In 1891, Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey had a population of 1,776: 984 male and 792 female residents.
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 contained Franklin, Sinclair, 1881 (66.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Franklin, 1901 (32.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chaffey, 1901 (35.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sinclair, 1901 (32.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey shared boundaries with:
- Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot
- Brunel & Stephenson
- Finlayson & Peck
- Huntsville, Village
- Ridout
- Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock
- Stisted & McMurrich
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 337 |
| Number of families | 337 |
| Number of females | 792 |
| Number of males | 984 |
| Number of married females | 306 |
| Number of married males | 306 |
| Number of married persons | 612 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 792 |
| POP M | 984 |
| POP TOT | 1,776 |
| Total population | 1,776 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 472 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 663 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,135 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,775 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 337 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 337 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 323 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,144 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 56,271 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,016 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,105 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,251 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,522 |
| Acres of oats | 1,842 |
| Acres of potatoes | 250 |
| Acres of turnips | 122 |
| Acres of wheat | 136 |
| BAR AC | 112 |
| BAR BU | 1,798 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,798 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,607 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,059 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,788 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,899 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,018 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,546 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 1,607 |
| CRN BU | 383 |
| HAY AC | 4,105 |
| HAY TONS | 3,475 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 389 |
| Number of chickens | 5,526 |
| Number of ducks | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 391 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 192 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 343 |
| Number of milk cows | 786 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 404 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,165 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of oxen | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 184 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1,387 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 409 |
| Number of swine | 1,050 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 619 |
| Number of turkeys | 195 |
| OAT AC | 1,842 |
| OAT BU | 33,059 |
| PEA BU | 7,788 |
| POT AC | 250 |
| POT BU | 29,899 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,125 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,957 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 73,974 |
| RYE BU | 220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,475 |
| WHT AC | 136 |
| WHT FALL BU | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,018 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 184 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 64 |
| A 51 100 | 110 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 73,974 |
| CATTLE KS | 389 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 472 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 663 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,135 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,957 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 66 |
| FAMILIES | 337 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 192 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,526 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 343 |
| HOUSES | 337 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 323 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 101 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 77 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 337 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 306 |
| MD MALE | 306 |
| MD TOT | 612 |
| MILK COWS | 786 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 391 |
| OC TOT | 404 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,165 |
| OTHERS | 1,775 |
| SHEEP | 1,387 |
| SHEEP KS | 409 |
| SUP AM | 10,251 |
| SUP FOR | 56,271 |
| SUP JV | 91 |
| SUP PAT | 2,144 |
| SUP SC | 8,016 |
| SUP TOT | 66,522 |
| SWINE | 1,050 |
| SWINE KS | 619 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 337 |
| TUR AC | 122 |
| TUR BU | 25,546 |
| TURKEY | 195 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 161 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095010— 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). "Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/franklin-sinclair-chaffey-on095010-1891/.