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 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 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 143 total population, 85 males, 58 females, 43 married persons, 25 families, 22 married males, 21 married females, 5.70 average size of families, 3 widowed males, 3 widowed persons. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 97 single persons under 18, 60 single males under 18, 37 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 130 persons who are not French Canadian, 13 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 25 occupied houses, 22 houses, 22 houses built of wood, 13 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 1 story, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,954 acres of land in farms, 6,030 pounds of homemade butter, 5,769 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,675 bushels of oats, 2,710 bushels of potatoes, 2,185 acres of improved land in farms, 1,621 acres of farmland under crops, 929 acres of hay crops, 755 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 602 tons of hay, 561 acres of farmland in pasture, 548 bushels of peas, 391 chickens, 331 acres of oats, 210 bushels of turnips, 202 sheep, 175 bushels of spring wheat, 129 other cattle, 85 milk cows, 69 bushels of barley, 55 sheep slaughtered or sold, 51 horses aged over 3 years, 46 swine, 34 cattle killed or sold, 34 swine slaughtered or sold, 25 occupants of farms, 23 farm occupants who own their land, 22 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of corn, 16 acres of wheat, 14 geese, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 oxen, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 ducks, 2 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.