Mills, Ontario (1891 census)
Mills was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 188. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.768°N, 82.481°W.
Population
In 1891, Mills had a population of 188: 99 male and 89 female residents. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 188 |
| 1901 | 269 |
| 1911 | 205 |
| 1921 | 195 |
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 Gordon, Mills, 1881 (47.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 35 |
| Number of families | 35 |
| Number of females | 89 |
| Number of males | 99 |
| Number of married females | 28 |
| Number of married males | 27 |
| Number of married persons | 55 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 89 |
| POP M | 99 |
| POP TOT | 188 |
| Total population | 188 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 60 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 68 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 128 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 187 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 35 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 160 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,850 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,305 |
| Acres of hay crops | 355 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,485 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,335 |
| Acres of oats | 142 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 176 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 34 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,286 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,554 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,884 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,740 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 961 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| CRN BU | 50 |
| HAY AC | 355 |
| HAY TONS | 386 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 55 |
| Number of chickens | 756 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 35 |
| Number of milk cows | 92 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 37 |
| Number of other cattle | 197 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 276 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 74 |
| Number of swine | 235 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 157 |
| Number of turkeys | 87 |
| OAT AC | 142 |
| OAT BU | 2,286 |
| PEA BU | 3,554 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 2,884 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,128 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,043 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 386 |
| WHT AC | 176 |
| WHT FALL BU | 90 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,740 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,043 |
| CATTLE KS | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 68 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 128 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,128 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 35 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 756 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 35 |
| HOUSES | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 35 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 28 |
| MD MALE | 27 |
| MD TOT | 55 |
| MILK COWS | 92 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC P | 37 |
| OC TOT | 37 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 197 |
| OTHERS | 187 |
| SHEEP | 276 |
| SHEEP KS | 74 |
| SUP AM | 1,485 |
| SUP FOR | 7,850 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 160 |
| SUP SC | 1,305 |
| SUP TOT | 9,335 |
| SWINE | 235 |
| SWINE KS | 157 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 35 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 961 |
| TURKEY | 87 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046058— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127015— 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). "Mills, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mills-on046058-1891/.