Maclean, Ontario (1891 census)
Maclean was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 545. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.144°N, 79.110°W.
Population
In 1891, Maclean had a population of 545: 289 male and 256 female residents. Population density was 7.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 545 |
| 1901 | 523 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Mclean, Ridout, 1881 (49.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maclean shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 117 |
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 256 |
| Number of males | 289 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 92 |
| Number of married persons | 187 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 256 |
| POP M | 289 |
| POP TOT | 545 |
| Total population | 545 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 155 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 340 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 542 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 110 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 115 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,021 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,009 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,842 |
| Acres of hay crops | 901 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,918 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,927 |
| Acres of oats | 394 |
| Acres of potatoes | 50 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 39 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 92 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 709 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,559 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 918 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,452 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,023 |
| BWT BU | 709 |
| CRN BU | 359 |
| HAY AC | 901 |
| HAY TONS | 892 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 111 |
| Number of chickens | 1,232 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 36 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 75 |
| Number of milk cows | 178 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 101 |
| Number of other cattle | 228 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 267 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 133 |
| Number of swine | 142 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 394 |
| OAT BU | 6,559 |
| PEA BU | 918 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 4,452 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 846 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,675 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 892 |
| WHT AC | 39 |
| WHT SP BU | 230 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,675 |
| CATTLE KS | 111 |
| CHEESE LB | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 155 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 340 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 846 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 117 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 36 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,232 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 75 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 110 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 95 |
| MD MALE | 92 |
| MD TOT | 187 |
| MILK COWS | 178 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 94 |
| OC TOT | 101 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 228 |
| OTHERS | 542 |
| SHEEP | 267 |
| SHEEP KS | 133 |
| SUP AM | 2,918 |
| SUP FOR | 12,009 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 1,021 |
| SUP SC | 1,842 |
| SUP TOT | 14,927 |
| SWINE | 142 |
| SWINE KS | 99 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 115 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 8,023 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON097007— 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). "Maclean, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maclean-on101007-1891/.