Michipicoten, Ontario (1891 census)
Michipicoten was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 115. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.959°N, 84.854°W.
Population
In 1891, Michipicoten had a population of 115: 62 male and 53 female residents. Population density was 4.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 310 |
| 1891 | 115 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Michipicoten Harbour, 1901 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Michipicoten shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 26 |
| Number of families | 26 |
| Number of females | 53 |
| Number of males | 62 |
| Number of married females | 20 |
| Number of married males | 24 |
| Number of married persons | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1 |
| POP F | 53 |
| POP M | 62 |
| POP TOT | 115 |
| Total population | 115 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 33 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 37 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 70 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 115 |
Buildings & housing (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 26 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 26 |
Agriculture (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 458 |
| Number of chickens | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1 |
| Number of milk cows | 2 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 21 |
| Number of other cattle | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 458 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BUTTER LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 33 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 37 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 70 |
| FAMILIES | 26 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1 |
| HOUSES | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 26 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 20 |
| MD MALE | 24 |
| MD TOT | 44 |
| MILK COWS | 2 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC TOT | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1 |
| OTHERS | 115 |
| SUP AM | 23 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP SC | 2 |
| SUP TOT | 23 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 26 |
| WID FEM | 0 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046013— 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). "Michipicoten, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/michipicoten-on046013-1891/.