Garden River, Ontario (1891 census)
Garden River was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q22627721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.578°N, 84.028°W.
Population
In 1891, Garden River had a population of 606: 318 male and 288 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 876 |
| 1891 | 606 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Garden River, 1881 (80.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Garden, 1901 (80.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Garden River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 606 total population, 318 males, 288 females, 201 married persons, 115 families, 101 married males, 100 married females, 19 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 386 single persons under 18, 212 single males under 18, 174 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 590 persons who are not French Canadian, 16 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 115 houses, 115 houses built of wood, 115 occupied houses, 101 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 1 room, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,636 bushels of potatoes, 1,967 pounds of homemade butter, 1,718 acres of land in farms, 1,678 acres of improved land in farms, 1,294 acres of farmland under crops, 1,270 bushels of oats, 886 chickens, 761 bushels of turnips, 539 tons of hay, 427 acres of hay crops, 269 acres of farmland in pasture, 176 swine, 173 acres of potatoes, 115 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 occupants of farms, 96 horses aged over 3 years, 88 milk cows, 86 farm occupants who own their land, 80 other cattle, 77 swine slaughtered or sold, 63 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 62 acres of oats, 50 cattle killed or sold, 48 oxen, 45 bushels of peas, 44 bushels of corn, 40 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 13 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 bushels of spring wheat, 6 geese, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4 sheep, Capacity of silos (tons): 2, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q22627721
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). "Garden River, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garden-river-on046005-1891/.