Saugeen, Ontario (1891 census)
Saugeen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,813. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.407°N, 81.371°W.
Population
In 1891, Saugeen had a population of 1,813: 938 male and 875 female residents. Population density was 26.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 277 |
| 1861 | 1,520 |
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,581 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 1,196 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Saugeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 317 |
| Number of families | 317 |
| Number of females | 875 |
| Number of males | 938 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 578 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 875 |
| POP M | 938 |
| POP TOT | 1,813 |
| Total population | 1,813 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 562 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,194 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,813 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 308 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 68 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 239 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 52 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 256 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 158 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 629 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 472 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,550 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,976 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,844 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,892 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,866 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,842 |
| Acres of oats | 3,514 |
| Acres of potatoes | 217 |
| Acres of turnips | 212 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,606 |
| BAR AC | 629 |
| BAR BU | 13,574 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,574 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 463 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,675 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 87,843 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 47,775 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,957 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 805 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,946 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 69,098 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35,035 |
| BWT BU | 463 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 6,675 |
| HAY AC | 4,892 |
| HAY TONS | 7,275 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,167 |
| Number of chickens | 10,063 |
| Number of ducks | 259 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 257 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 355 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 386 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 747 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,405 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 298 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,474 |
| Number of other fowl | 24 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 2,776 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,773 |
| Number of swine | 1,401 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,592 |
| Number of turkeys | 140 |
| OAT AC | 3,514 |
| OAT BU | 87,843 |
| PEA BU | 47,775 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 21,957 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,975 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,102 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,361 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,757 |
| RYE BU | 805 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,275 |
| WHT AC | 2,606 |
| WHT FALL BU | 35,035 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,946 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 92 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 137 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,757 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,167 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,975 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 562 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 632 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,194 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,102 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 386 |
| DUCKS | 259 |
| FAMILIES | 317 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,361 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 355 |
| GRA BU | 223 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,063 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 747 |
| HOUSES | 308 |
| HOUSES B | 68 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 158 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 239 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 289 |
| MD MALE | 289 |
| MD TOT | 578 |
| MILK COWS | 1,405 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 257 |
| OC TOT | 298 |
| OTHER FOWL | 24 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,474 |
| OTHERS | 1,813 |
| SHEEP | 2,776 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,773 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 24,866 |
| SUP FOR | 8,976 |
| SUP JV | 472 |
| SUP PAT | 5,550 |
| SUP SC | 18,844 |
| SUP TOT | 33,842 |
| SWINE | 1,401 |
| SWINE KS | 1,592 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 308 |
| TUR AC | 212 |
| TUR BU | 69,098 |
| TURKEY | 140 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262764
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). "Saugeen, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saugeen-on053007-1891/.