Kaministikuia, Ontario (1871 census)
Kaministikuia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 503. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.834°N, 89.471°W.
Population
In 1871, Kaministikuia had a population of 503: 284 male and 219 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 Sault Ste. Marie, Village, 1861 (13.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fort William, 1881 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Prince Arthur, 1881 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Matawin, 1881 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Silver Islet, 1881 (3.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1881 (4.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kaministikuia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 219 |
| Number of males | 284 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 165 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 503 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 115 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 304 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 84 |
| Number of occupied houses | 110 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 264 |
| BWT BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 141 |
| HAY TONS | 176 |
| OAT BU | 342 |
| PEA BU | 212 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 4,027 |
| RYE BU | 55 |
| Total area (acres) | 870,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 143 |
| WHT WTR BU | 350 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 31 |
| AREA | 870,750 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| CD | 90 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 117 |
| FEMALE | 219 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 110 |
| INHABITED | 84 |
| MALE | 284 |
| MARRIED F | 81 |
| MARRIED M | 84 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 165 |
| POPULATION | 503 |
| ROOT BU | 126 |
| SHANTIES | 26 |
| SINGLE F | 115 |
| SINGLE M | 189 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 304 |
| TUR BU | 717 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090006— 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 1871 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). "Kaministikuia, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kaministikuia-on090006-1871/.