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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,813 total population, 938 males, 875 females, 578 married persons, 317 families, 289 married females, 289 married males, 41 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,194 single persons under 18, 632 single males under 18, 562 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,813 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 308 houses, 308 occupied houses, 256 houses of 2 stories, 239 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 68 houses built of brick, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 87,843 bushels of oats, 78,757 pounds of homemade butter, 69,098 bushels of turnips, 47,775 bushels of peas, 35,035 bushels of winter wheat, 33,842 acres of land in farms, 24,866 acres of improved land in farms, 21,957 bushels of potatoes, 18,844 acres of farmland under crops, 13,574 bushels of barley, 12,102 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,063 chickens, 8,976 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,275 tons of hay, 6,675 bushels of corn, 5,550 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,946 bushels of spring wheat, 4,892 acres of hay crops, 3,975 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,514 acres of oats, 2,776 sheep, 2,606 acres of wheat, 2,474 other cattle, 1,773 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,592 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,405 milk cows, 1,401 swine, 1,361 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,167 cattle killed or sold, 805 bushels of rye, 747 horses aged over 3 years, 629 acres of barley, 472 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 463 bushels of buckwheat, 386 horses aged 3 years and under, 355 geese, 298 occupants of farms, 259 ducks, 257 farm occupants who own their land, 223 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 217 acres of potatoes, 212 acres of turnips, 140 turkeys, 137 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 88 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 75, 40 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 other fowl, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.