Muskoka, Ontario (1891 census)
Muskoka was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.955°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1891, Muskoka had a population of 797: 400 male and 397 female residents. Population density was 9.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 482 |
| 1881 | 1,135 |
| 1891 | 797 |
| 1901 | 838 |
| 1911 | 944 |
| 1921 | 988 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Muskoka shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 397 |
| Number of males | 400 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 246 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 397 |
| POP M | 400 |
| POP TOT | 797 |
| Total population | 797 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 531 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 797 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 21 |
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 114 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 109 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,693 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,471 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 977 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,077 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,735 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,206 |
| Acres of oats | 480 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of turnips | 66 |
| Acres of wheat | 29 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 66 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,866 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,931 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,490 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,818 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 252 |
| HAY AC | 1,077 |
| HAY TONS | 1,280 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 839 |
| Number of chickens | 1,712 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 134 |
| Number of milk cows | 351 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 460 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 435 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of swine | 234 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 193 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 480 |
| OAT BU | 8,866 |
| PEA BU | 1,931 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 8,490 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 110 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 797 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,986 |
| RYE BU | 170 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,280 |
| WHT AC | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 288 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,986 |
| CATTLE KS | 839 |
| CHEESE LB | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 531 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 797 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 450 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,712 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 134 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 114 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 246 |
| MILK COWS | 351 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 110 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 460 |
| OTHERS | 797 |
| SHEEP | 435 |
| SHEEP KS | 121 |
| SUP AM | 2,735 |
| SUP FOR | 14,471 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 1,693 |
| SUP SC | 977 |
| SUP TOT | 17,206 |
| SWINE | 234 |
| SWINE KS | 193 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 66 |
| TUR BU | 17,818 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 21 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129014— 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). "Muskoka, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/muskoka-on117007-1891/.