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. Population density was 5.0 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 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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 274 |
| Number of males | 317 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 213 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 274 |
| POP M | 317 |
| POP TOT | 591 |
| Total population | 591 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 163 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 201 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 364 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 31 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 560 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 122 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 569 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,585 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,939 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,616 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,551 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,136 |
| Acres of oats | 584 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 351 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,845 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,404 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,410 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,135 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| HAY AC | 1,616 |
| HAY TONS | 2,097 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 156 |
| Number of chickens | 1,826 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 102 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 166 |
| Number of milk cows | 324 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 319 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 141 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of swine | 135 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 123 |
| Number of turkeys | 35 |
| OAT AC | 584 |
| OAT BU | 10,845 |
| PEA BU | 1,404 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 8,410 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 395 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 732 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,513 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,097 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 180 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,513 |
| CATTLE KS | 156 |
| CHEESE LB | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 163 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 201 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 364 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 732 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 31 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,826 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 166 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 122 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 107 |
| MD TOT | 213 |
| MILK COWS | 324 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 102 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 319 |
| OTHERS | 560 |
| SHEEP | 141 |
| SHEEP KS | 47 |
| SUP AM | 3,551 |
| SUP FOR | 13,585 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 569 |
| SUP SC | 2,939 |
| SUP TOT | 17,136 |
| SWINE | 135 |
| SWINE KS | 123 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 6,135 |
| TURKEY | 35 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
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/.