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 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 density was 6.1 people per square mile.
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 River I R, 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 138 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 | 115 |
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 288 |
| Number of males | 318 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 288 |
| POP M | 318 |
| POP TOT | 606 |
| Total population | 606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 174 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 386 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 590 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 115 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 41 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 101 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 115 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 269 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 40 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,294 |
| Acres of hay crops | 427 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,678 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,718 |
| Acres of oats | 62 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,270 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,636 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 761 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| CRN BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 427 |
| HAY TONS | 539 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 50 |
| Number of chickens | 886 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 86 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 96 |
| Number of milk cows | 88 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 98 |
| Number of other cattle | 80 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 63 |
| Number of sheep | 4 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 176 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 77 |
| OAT AC | 62 |
| OAT BU | 1,270 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 6,636 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 13 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,967 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 539 |
| WHT SP BU | 6 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,967 |
| CATTLE KS | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 174 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 212 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 386 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 13 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 886 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 96 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 115 |
| INF 11 A | 63 |
| MD FEM | 100 |
| MD MALE | 101 |
| MD TOT | 201 |
| MILK COWS | 88 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 86 |
| OC TOT | 98 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 80 |
| OTHERS | 590 |
| SHEEP | 4 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 1,678 |
| SUP FOR | 40 |
| SUP JV | 115 |
| SUP PAT | 269 |
| SUP SC | 1,294 |
| SUP TOT | 1,718 |
| SWINE | 176 |
| SWINE KS | 77 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 115 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 761 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
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: 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). "Garden River, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garden-river-on046005-1891/.