Monteith, Spence & Christie, Ontario (1891 census)
Monteith, Spence & Christie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,037. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.442°N, 79.695°W.
Population
In 1891, Monteith, Spence & Christie had a population of 1,037: 568 male and 469 female residents. Population density was 4.3 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 Christie, Monteith, 1881 (66.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Christie, 1901 (32.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Monteith, 1901 (33.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Spence, 1901 (33.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Monteith, Spence & Christie shared boundaries with:
- Armour & Ryerson
- Chapman & Croft
- Conger, Cowper & Foley
- Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell
- McDougall, Parry Sound (Town—Ville) & Parry Island
- McKellar & Hagerman
- Stisted & McMurrich
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 207 |
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 469 |
| Number of males | 568 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 338 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 469 |
| POP M | 568 |
| POP TOT | 1,037 |
| Total population | 1,037 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 669 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,034 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 200 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 185 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 657 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,338 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,969 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,278 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,684 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,022 |
| Acres of oats | 1,093 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 65 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 304 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,696 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,721 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,321 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 503 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,357 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 2,278 |
| HAY TONS | 2,333 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 237 |
| Number of chickens | 2,276 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 213 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 79 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 169 |
| Number of milk cows | 433 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 225 |
| Number of other cattle | 694 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 698 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 424 |
| Number of swine | 313 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 335 |
| Number of turkeys | 38 |
| OAT AC | 1,093 |
| OAT BU | 20,696 |
| PEA BU | 3,721 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 17,321 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 390 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,408 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,294 |
| RYE BU | 339 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,333 |
| WHT AC | 65 |
| WHT SP BU | 503 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 114 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 48 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,294 |
| CATTLE KS | 237 |
| CHEESE LB | 390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 378 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 669 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,408 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 79 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,276 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 169 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 185 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 200 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 169 |
| MD MALE | 169 |
| MD TOT | 338 |
| MILK COWS | 433 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 213 |
| OC TOT | 225 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 694 |
| OTHERS | 1,034 |
| SHEEP | 698 |
| SHEEP KS | 424 |
| SUP AM | 5,684 |
| SUP FOR | 34,338 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 657 |
| SUP SC | 4,969 |
| SUP TOT | 40,022 |
| SWINE | 313 |
| SWINE KS | 335 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 12,357 |
| TURKEY | 38 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095019— 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). "Monteith, Spence & Christie, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monteith-spence-christie-on095019-1891/.