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.
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 McDougall, 1901 (67.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Parry Sound, T-V, 1901 (1.0% 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,337 total population, 1,272 males, 1,065 females, 774 married persons, 432 families, 390 married males, 384 married females, 47 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,516 single persons under 18, 863 single males under 18, 653 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,294 persons who are not French Canadian, 43 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 408 houses, 408 occupied houses, 403 houses built of wood, 275 houses of 2 stories, 163 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 127 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 49 houses of 5 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 1 room, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 6 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,309 acres of land in farms, 31,199 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,389 pounds of homemade butter, 17,153 bushels of potatoes, 7,482 bushels of oats, 5,120 bushels of turnips, 5,110 acres of improved land in farms, 4,342 acres of farmland under crops, 2,390 chickens, 2,016 bushels of peas, 1,577 tons of hay, 1,392 acres of hay crops, 969 bushels of spring wheat, 711 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 643 acres of farmland in pasture, 504 bushels of barley, 465 bushels of corn, 352 acres of oats, 322 other cattle, 319 milk cows, 254 occupants of farms, 231 farm occupants who own their land, 222 sheep, 199 horses aged over 3 years, 174 swine, 158 acres of potatoes, 146 swine slaughtered or sold, 130 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 125 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 125 bushels of winter wheat, 105 cattle killed or sold, 100 bushels of buckwheat, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 99 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 99 sheep slaughtered or sold, 65 acres of wheat, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 geese, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 other fowl, 37 ducks, 35 turkeys, 33 oxen, 32 acres of turnips, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 bushels of beans, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.