McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island, Ontario (1891 census)
McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.371°N, 80.046°W.
Population
In 1891, McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island had a population of 2,337: 1,272 male and 1,065 female residents. Population density was 23.3 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 contained Parry Sound (Village), Parry Island, 1881 (32.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Parry Island, 1901 (31.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Parry Sound, T-V, 1901 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained McDougall, 1901 (67.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 432 |
| Number of families | 432 |
| Number of females | 1,065 |
| Number of males | 1,272 |
| Number of married females | 384 |
| Number of married males | 390 |
| Number of married persons | 774 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 1,065 |
| POP M | 1,272 |
| POP TOT | 2,337 |
| Total population | 2,337 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 863 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,516 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 43 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,294 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 408 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 403 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 127 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 275 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 163 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 408 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 643 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 31,199 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,342 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,392 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,110 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,309 |
| Acres of oats | 352 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 65 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 504 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,482 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,016 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,153 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 969 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,120 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| CRN BU | 465 |
| HAY AC | 1,392 |
| HAY TONS | 1,577 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 105 |
| Number of chickens | 2,390 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 231 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 51 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 199 |
| Number of milk cows | 319 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 254 |
| Number of other cattle | 322 |
| Number of other fowl | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 99 |
| Number of sheep | 222 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| Number of swine | 174 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 146 |
| Number of turkeys | 35 |
| OAT AC | 352 |
| OAT BU | 7,482 |
| PEA BU | 2,016 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 17,153 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 711 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,389 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,577 |
| WHT AC | 65 |
| WHT FALL BU | 125 |
| WHT SP BU | 969 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,389 |
| CATTLE KS | 105 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 653 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 863 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,516 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 711 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 432 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 130 |
| FRN CA | 43 |
| GEESE | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,390 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 199 |
| HOUSES | 408 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 163 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 275 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 403 |
| INF 11 A | 99 |
| MD FEM | 384 |
| MD MALE | 390 |
| MD TOT | 774 |
| MILK COWS | 319 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 231 |
| OC TOT | 254 |
| OTHER FOWL | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 322 |
| OTHERS | 2,294 |
| SHEEP | 222 |
| SHEEP KS | 99 |
| SUP AM | 5,110 |
| SUP FOR | 31,199 |
| SUP JV | 125 |
| SUP PAT | 643 |
| SUP SC | 4,342 |
| SUP TOT | 36,309 |
| SWINE | 174 |
| SWINE KS | 146 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 408 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 5,120 |
| TURKEY | 35 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095017— 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). "McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcdougall-parry-sound-town-ville-parry-island-on095017-1891/.