Keewatin N, Ontario (1891 census)
Keewatin N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.782°N, 94.639°W.
Population
In 1891, Keewatin N had a population of 572: 307 male and 265 female residents. Population density was 11.6 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, Keewatin N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 126 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 265 |
| Number of males | 307 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 210 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 265 |
| POP M | 307 |
| POP TOT | 572 |
| Total population | 572 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 146 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 186 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 332 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 556 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 60 |
| Number of houses | 69 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 69 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 420 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 665 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 175 |
| Acres of hay crops | 152 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 624 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,289 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,500 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 501 |
| CRN BU | 71 |
| HAY AC | 152 |
| HAY TONS | 238 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 441 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 9 |
| Number of milk cows | 35 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 48 |
| Number of other cattle | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of swine | 11 |
| OAT AC | 5 |
| OAT BU | 208 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 3,500 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 238 |
Other recorded variables (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 210 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 332 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 441 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 9 |
| HOUSES | 69 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 69 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 107 |
| MD TOT | 210 |
| MILK COWS | 35 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 28 |
| OC TOT | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 36 |
| OTHERS | 556 |
| SUP AM | 624 |
| SUP FOR | 665 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 420 |
| SUP SC | 175 |
| SUP TOT | 1,289 |
| SWINE | 11 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 129 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 501 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 60 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046030— 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). "Keewatin N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/keewatin-n-on046030-1891/.