Port Findlay, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Findlay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.380°N, 84.036°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Findlay had a population of 795: 457 male and 338 female residents. Population density was 12.7 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 Tarbutt, 1881 (38.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tarbutt, 1901 (37.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bar River, 1901 (62.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Findlay shared boundaries with:
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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 338 |
| Number of males | 457 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 228 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 338 |
| POP M | 457 |
| POP TOT | 795 |
| Total population | 795 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 790 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 141 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 77 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 784 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,370 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,521 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,403 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,366 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,736 |
| Acres of oats | 577 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 244 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 656 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,047 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,390 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,683 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,345 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,980 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 525 |
| HAY AC | 1,403 |
| HAY TONS | 1,579 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 178 |
| Number of chickens | 2,188 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 166 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 146 |
| Number of milk cows | 312 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 175 |
| Number of other cattle | 409 |
| Number of oxen | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 439 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 172 |
| Number of swine | 471 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 391 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 577 |
| OAT BU | 9,047 |
| PEA BU | 4,390 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 6,683 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 170 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,839 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,932 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,579 |
| WHT AC | 244 |
| WHT FALL BU | 525 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,345 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,932 |
| CATTLE KS | 178 |
| CHEESE LB | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 534 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,839 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 70 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,188 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 146 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 77 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 141 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 228 |
| MILK COWS | 312 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 166 |
| OC TOT | 175 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 409 |
| OTHERS | 790 |
| SHEEP | 439 |
| SHEEP KS | 172 |
| SUP AM | 4,366 |
| SUP FOR | 24,370 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 784 |
| SUP SC | 3,521 |
| SUP TOT | 28,736 |
| SWINE | 471 |
| SWINE KS | 391 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 157 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 2,980 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046016— 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). "Port Findlay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-findlay-on046016-1891/.