Petewawa & McKay, Ontario (1891 census)
Petewawa & McKay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262309. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.873°N, 77.399°W.
Population
In 1891, Petewawa & McKay had a population of 991: 512 male and 479 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 689 |
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 1,067 |
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, Petewawa & McKay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 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 | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 479 |
| Number of males | 512 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 479 |
| POP M | 512 |
| POP TOT | 991 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 647 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 168 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 823 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 149 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 48 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 411 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,836 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,936 |
| Acres of hay crops | 761 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,349 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,185 |
| Acres of oats | 799 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 219 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 26 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 419 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,271 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,700 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,255 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,092 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,572 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,036 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 419 |
| HAY AC | 761 |
| HAY TONS | 785 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 133 |
| Number of chickens | 3,428 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 80 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 495 |
| Number of milk cows | 333 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 145 |
| Number of other cattle | 212 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 161 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 91 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 799 |
| OAT BU | 9,271 |
| PEA BU | 2,700 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 7,255 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 701 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,490 |
| RYE BU | 3,092 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 785 |
| WHT AC | 219 |
| WHT FALL BU | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,572 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,490 |
| CATTLE KS | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 647 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 701 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 80 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 168 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,428 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 495 |
| HOUSES | 149 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 156 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 333 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 145 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 212 |
| OTHERS | 823 |
| SHEEP | 161 |
| SHEEP KS | 91 |
| SUP AM | 3,349 |
| SUP FOR | 18,836 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 411 |
| SUP SC | 2,936 |
| SUP TOT | 22,185 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 156 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 2,036 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262309
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). "Petewawa & McKay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petewawa-mckay-on114008-1891/.