Keewatin S, Ontario (1891 census)
Keewatin S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.709°N, 94.620°W.
Population
In 1891, Keewatin S had a population of 844: 479 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 17.9 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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Keewatin (P. Division), 1901 (2.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Keewatin S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 140 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 | 171 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 479 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 317 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 365 |
| POP M | 479 |
| POP TOT | 844 |
| Total population | 844 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 501 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 175 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 669 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 47 |
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,208 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 581 |
| Acres of hay crops | 31 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 663 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,871 |
| Acres of oats | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,273 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 660 |
| CRN BU | 37 |
| HAY AC | 31 |
| HAY TONS | 44 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 9 |
| Number of chickens | 479 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 33 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 93 |
| Number of other cattle | 17 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of swine | 17 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| OAT AC | 2 |
| OAT BU | 100 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 5,273 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,750 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 44 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,750 |
| CATTLE KS | 9 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 501 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 175 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 479 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 31 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 317 |
| MILK COWS | 33 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 79 |
| OC TOT | 93 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 17 |
| OTHERS | 669 |
| SUP AM | 663 |
| SUP FOR | 2,208 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 20 |
| SUP SC | 581 |
| SUP TOT | 2,871 |
| SWINE | 17 |
| SWINE KS | 6 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 660 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 47 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046031— 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/keewatin-s-on046031-1891/.