Grande Pointe, Ontario (1891 census)
Grande Pointe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 137. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.377°N, 83.895°W.
Population
In 1891, Grande Pointe had a population of 137: 75 male and 62 female residents. Population density was 2.6 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 NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grande Pointe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 28 |
| Number of families | 28 |
| Number of females | 62 |
| Number of males | 75 |
| Number of married females | 19 |
| Number of married males | 19 |
| Number of married persons | 38 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 62 |
| POP M | 75 |
| POP TOT | 137 |
| Total population | 137 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 38 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 55 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 93 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 137 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 27 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 27 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 177 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,461 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 444 |
| Acres of hay crops | 310 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 645 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,106 |
| Acres of oats | 43 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 557 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 280 |
| HAY AC | 310 |
| HAY TONS | 312 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 245 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 12 |
| Number of milk cows | 56 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 28 |
| Number of other cattle | 81 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 34 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 40 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 30 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 43 |
| OAT BU | 557 |
| PEA BU | 288 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,590 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 112 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,625 |
| RYE BU | 115 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 312 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 93 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 112 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 28 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 35 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 245 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 12 |
| HOUSES | 27 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 27 |
| MD FEM | 19 |
| MD MALE | 19 |
| MD TOT | 38 |
| MILK COWS | 56 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 27 |
| OC TOT | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 81 |
| OTHERS | 137 |
| SHEEP | 34 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 645 |
| SUP FOR | 4,461 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 177 |
| SUP SC | 444 |
| SUP TOT | 5,106 |
| SWINE | 40 |
| SWINE KS | 30 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 27 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 280 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046007— 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). "Grande Pointe, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grande-pointe-on046007-1891/.