Gurd, Pringle & Patterson, Ontario (1891 census)
Gurd, Pringle & Patterson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.068°N, 79.718°W.
Population
In 1891, Gurd, Pringle & Patterson had a population of 842: 464 male and 378 female residents. Population density was 2.3 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 Pringle, Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing, 1881 (52.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pringle, 1901 (21.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gurd, 1901 (19.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Patterson, 1901 (58.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gurd, Pringle & Patterson shared boundaries with:
- Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie
- Himsworth N & S & Nipissing
- Laurier, Machar & Lount
- Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 378 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 378 |
| POP M | 464 |
| POP TOT | 842 |
| Total population | 842 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 547 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 830 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 120 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 25 |
| Number of occupied houses | 163 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 515 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,414 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,822 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,756 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,345 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,759 |
| Acres of oats | 994 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of turnips | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 147 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 179 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,216 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,902 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,605 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 680 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,715 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24 |
| BWT BU | 64 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 1,756 |
| HAY TONS | 1,772 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 144 |
| Number of chickens | 1,919 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 192 |
| Number of milk cows | 330 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 521 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 285 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| Number of swine | 381 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 313 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 994 |
| OAT BU | 18,216 |
| PEA BU | 3,902 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 12,605 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 394 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 956 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 66 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,455 |
| RYE BU | 680 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,772 |
| WHT AC | 147 |
| WHT FALL BU | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,475 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,455 |
| CATTLE KS | 144 |
| CHEESE LB | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 547 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 956 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 66 |
| FRN CA | 12 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,919 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 192 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 120 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 138 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 279 |
| MILK COWS | 330 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 521 |
| OTHERS | 830 |
| SHEEP | 285 |
| SHEEP KS | 43 |
| SUP AM | 4,345 |
| SUP FOR | 20,414 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 515 |
| SUP SC | 3,822 |
| SUP TOT | 24,759 |
| SWINE | 381 |
| SWINE KS | 313 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 163 |
| TUR AC | 61 |
| TUR BU | 11,715 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 147 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095011— 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). "Gurd, Pringle & Patterson, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gurd-pringle-patterson-on095011-1891/.