Robinson, Ontario (1891 census)
Robinson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 82.875°W.
Population
In 1891, Robinson had a population of 318: 178 male and 140 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 318 |
| 1901 | 518 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island, 1881 (56.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Robinson 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 64 |
| Number of families | 64 |
| Number of females | 140 |
| Number of males | 178 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 101 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 140 |
| POP M | 178 |
| POP TOT | 318 |
| Total population | 318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 80 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 121 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 201 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 317 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 62 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 64 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 326 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,564 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 996 |
| Acres of hay crops | 512 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,371 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,935 |
| Acres of oats | 111 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,636 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,328 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,115 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 968 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,772 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| CRN BU | 443 |
| HAY AC | 512 |
| HAY TONS | 533 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 678 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 65 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 78 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 69 |
| Number of other cattle | 119 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 231 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 42 |
| Number of swine | 164 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 184 |
| OAT AC | 111 |
| OAT BU | 2,636 |
| PEA BU | 3,328 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 6,115 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 310 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 751 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,759 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 533 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT FALL BU | 155 |
| WHT SP BU | 968 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,759 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHEESE LB | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 121 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 201 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 751 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 678 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 62 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 62 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 48 |
| MD MALE | 53 |
| MD TOT | 101 |
| MILK COWS | 78 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 65 |
| OC TOT | 69 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 119 |
| OTHERS | 317 |
| SHEEP | 231 |
| SHEEP KS | 42 |
| SUP AM | 1,371 |
| SUP FOR | 9,564 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 326 |
| SUP SC | 996 |
| SUP TOT | 10,935 |
| SWINE | 164 |
| SWINE KS | 184 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 64 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,772 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046059— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044094— 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). "Robinson, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/robinson-on046059-1891/.