Root River & Korah, Ontario (1891 census)
Root River & Korah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.568°N, 84.384°W.
Population
In 1891, Root River & Korah had a population of 591: 317 male and 274 female residents.
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 Korah, 1881 (19.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Prince, 1901 (28.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Root River & Korah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 591 total population, 317 males, 274 females, 213 married persons, 124 families, 107 married males, 106 married females, 14 widowed persons, 9 widowed males, 5 widowed females, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 364 single persons under 18, 201 single males under 18, 163 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 560 persons who are not French Canadian, 31 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 123 occupied houses, 122 houses, 122 houses built of wood, 121 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,513 pounds of homemade butter, 17,136 acres of land in farms, 13,585 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,845 bushels of oats, 8,410 bushels of potatoes, 6,135 bushels of turnips, 3,551 acres of improved land in farms, 2,939 acres of farmland under crops, 2,097 tons of hay, 1,826 chickens, 1,616 acres of hay crops, 1,404 bushels of peas, 732 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 584 acres of oats, 569 acres of farmland in pasture, 395 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 351 bushels of barley, 324 milk cows, 319 other cattle, 180 bushels of beans, 166 horses aged over 3 years, 156 cattle killed or sold, 141 sheep, 140 bushels of buckwheat, 135 swine, 123 swine slaughtered or sold, 121 occupants of farms, 102 farm occupants who own their land, 60 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 58 acres of potatoes, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 sheep slaughtered or sold, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 geese, 41 ducks, 35 turkeys, 33 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 acres of barley, 24 oxen, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 other fowl, 17 bushels of spring wheat, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046017— 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). "Root River & Korah, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/root-river-korah-on046017-1891/.