Mississagua, Ontario (1891 census)
Mississagua was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.265°N, 83.066°W.
Population
In 1891, Mississagua had a population of 789: 447 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 5.2 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 Mississagua River, 1881 (63.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lefroy, 1881 (0.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thompson, 1901 (21.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Patton, 1901 (25.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mississagua shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 342 |
| Number of males | 447 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 272 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 447 |
| POP TOT | 789 |
| Total population | 789 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 128 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 661 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 34 |
| Number of houses | 125 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 125 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 23 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 109 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 149 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,288 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,062 |
| Acres of hay crops | 374 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,253 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,541 |
| Acres of oats | 158 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,383 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 749 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,523 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,935 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 374 |
| HAY TONS | 389 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 26 |
| Number of chickens | 850 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 62 |
| Number of milk cows | 76 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 103 |
| Number of other cattle | 66 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 18 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of swine | 56 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 158 |
| OAT BU | 2,383 |
| PEA BU | 749 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 7,523 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 72 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,536 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 389 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 165 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,536 |
| CATTLE KS | 26 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 487 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 72 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 160 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 128 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 200 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 850 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 62 |
| HOUSES | 125 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 125 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 137 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 272 |
| MILK COWS | 76 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 74 |
| OC TOT | 103 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 66 |
| OTHERS | 661 |
| SHEEP | 18 |
| SHEEP KS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 1,253 |
| SUP FOR | 12,288 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 149 |
| SUP SC | 1,062 |
| SUP TOT | 13,541 |
| SWINE | 56 |
| SWINE KS | 33 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 3,935 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 34 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046014— 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). "Mississagua, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mississagua-on046014-1891/.