Mamainse, Ontario (1891 census)
Mamainse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.005°N, 84.624°W.
Population
In 1891, Mamainse had a population of 104: 54 male and 50 female residents. Population density was 0.7 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 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Batchawana, 1901 (25.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mamainse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 117 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 21 |
| Number of families | 21 |
| Number of females | 50 |
| Number of males | 54 |
| Number of married females | 17 |
| Number of married males | 18 |
| Number of married persons | 35 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 50 |
| POP M | 54 |
| POP TOT | 104 |
| Total population | 104 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 30 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 36 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 66 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 18 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 86 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 21 |
Agriculture (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 779 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 46 |
| Acres of hay crops | 15 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 96 |
| Acres of land in farms | 875 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,650 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 30 |
| HAY AC | 15 |
| HAY TONS | 20 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1 |
| Number of chickens | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 3 |
| Number of milk cows | 5 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 19 |
| Number of other cattle | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of swine | 2 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 100 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,650 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 300 |
| CATTLE KS | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 36 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 66 |
| FAMILIES | 21 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 66 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 3 |
| HOUSES | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 15 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 17 |
| MD MALE | 18 |
| MD TOT | 35 |
| MILK COWS | 5 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 12 |
| OC TOT | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 6 |
| OTHERS | 86 |
| SUP AM | 96 |
| SUP FOR | 779 |
| SUP JV | 13 |
| SUP PAT | 37 |
| SUP SC | 46 |
| SUP TOT | 875 |
| SWINE | 2 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 21 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 30 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046012— 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). "Mamainse, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mamainse-on046012-1891/.