Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson, Ontario (1891 census)
Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 143. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.496°N, 78.047°W.
Population
In 1891, Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson had a population of 143: 85 male and 58 female residents. Population density was 0.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 131 |
| 1891 | 143 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sabine & Lyell (parts), 1901 (40.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Airey & parts of Sabine & Lyell, 1901 (22.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Murchison, Preston & part Lyell, 1901 (37.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson shared boundaries with:
- Bangor, McClure & Wicklow
- Hagarty & Jones
- Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale
- Sherwood, Richards & Burns
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 25 |
| Number of families | 25 |
| Number of females | 58 |
| Number of males | 85 |
| Number of married females | 21 |
| Number of married males | 22 |
| Number of married persons | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 58 |
| POP M | 85 |
| POP TOT | 143 |
| Total population | 143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 37 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 60 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 97 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 130 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 25 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 561 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,769 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,621 |
| Acres of hay crops | 929 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,185 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,954 |
| Acres of oats | 331 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 69 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,675 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 548 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,710 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 210 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 929 |
| HAY TONS | 602 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 391 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 51 |
| Number of milk cows | 85 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 25 |
| Number of other cattle | 129 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 202 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 55 |
| Number of swine | 46 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 34 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 331 |
| OAT BU | 5,675 |
| PEA BU | 548 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,710 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 755 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 602 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 175 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 37 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 97 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 755 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 25 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 391 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 51 |
| HOUSES | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 22 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 21 |
| MD MALE | 22 |
| MD TOT | 43 |
| MILK COWS | 85 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 23 |
| OC TOT | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 129 |
| OTHERS | 130 |
| SHEEP | 202 |
| SHEEP KS | 55 |
| SUP AM | 2,185 |
| SUP FOR | 5,769 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 561 |
| SUP SC | 1,621 |
| SUP TOT | 7,954 |
| SWINE | 46 |
| SWINE KS | 34 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 25 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 210 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 0 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON074014— 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). "Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sabine-airey-lyell-murchison-robinson-on074014-1891/.