Otter Tail, Ontario (1891 census)
Otter Tail was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.721°N, 92.912°W.
Population
In 1891, Otter Tail had a population of 873: 481 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 22.4 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 was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Otter Tail shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 481 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 392 |
| POP M | 481 |
| POP TOT | 873 |
| Total population | 873 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 589 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 871 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 152 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 155 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 110 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,036 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,914 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,079 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,067 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,149 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,063 |
| Acres of oats | 772 |
| Acres of potatoes | 106 |
| Acres of turnips | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 307 |
| BAR AC | 110 |
| BAR BU | 939 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 939 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,913 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,416 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,939 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,695 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 186 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 2,067 |
| HAY TONS | 2,038 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 206 |
| Number of chickens | 2,866 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 117 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 151 |
| Number of milk cows | 411 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 650 |
| Number of oxen | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 643 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 183 |
| Number of swine | 401 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 442 |
| Number of turkeys | 88 |
| OAT AC | 772 |
| OAT BU | 12,913 |
| PEA BU | 5,416 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 10,939 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,722 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,225 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,038 |
| WHT AC | 307 |
| WHT FALL BU | 186 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,244 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 109 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 334 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 589 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,722 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 80 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 117 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,866 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 151 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 152 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| MILK COWS | 411 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 650 |
| OTHERS | 871 |
| SHEEP | 643 |
| SHEEP KS | 183 |
| SUP AM | 5,149 |
| SUP FOR | 26,914 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 1,036 |
| SUP SC | 4,079 |
| SUP TOT | 32,063 |
| SWINE | 401 |
| SWINE KS | 442 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 155 |
| TUR AC | 82 |
| TUR BU | 12,695 |
| TURKEY | 88 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046015— 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). "Otter Tail, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/otter-tail-on046015-1891/.