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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 545 total population, 289 males, 256 females, 187 married persons, 117 families, 95 married females, 92 married males, 18 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 6 widowed females, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 340 single persons under 18, 185 single males under 18, 155 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 542 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 115 houses, 115 houses of 1 story, 115 occupied houses, 110 houses built of wood, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,675 pounds of homemade butter, 14,927 acres of land in farms, 12,009 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,023 bushels of turnips, 6,559 bushels of oats, 4,452 bushels of potatoes, 2,918 acres of improved land in farms, 1,842 acres of farmland under crops, 1,232 chickens, 1,021 acres of farmland in pasture, 918 bushels of peas, 901 acres of hay crops, 892 tons of hay, 846 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 709 bushels of buckwheat, 394 acres of oats, 359 bushels of corn, 267 sheep, 230 bushels of spring wheat, 228 other cattle, 200 bushels of rye, 180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 178 milk cows, 142 swine, 133 sheep slaughtered or sold, 111 cattle killed or sold, 101 occupants of farms, 99 swine slaughtered or sold, 94 farm occupants who own their land, 92 bushels of barley, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 60 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 acres of potatoes, 43 acres of turnips, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 acres of wheat, 36 geese, 35 oxen, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 bushels of beans, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 turkeys, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 ducks, 7 acres of barley, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.