Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1891 census)
Sault Ste. Marie, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q463165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.520°N, 84.334°W.
Population
In 1891, Sault Ste. Marie, C had a population of 991: 524 male and 467 female residents. Population density was 151.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 7,169 |
| 1911 | 10,984 |
| 1921 | 21,092 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, 1881 (18.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sault Ste. Marie, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 197 |
| Number of families | 197 |
| Number of females | 467 |
| Number of males | 524 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 467 |
| POP M | 524 |
| POP TOT | 991 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 980 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 57 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,633 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,720 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 917 |
| Acres of hay crops | 346 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,619 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,339 |
| Acres of oats | 37 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 30 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,250 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,960 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 350 |
| HAY AC | 346 |
| HAY TONS | 416 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 721 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 84 |
| Number of milk cows | 50 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 60 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 93 |
| Number of sheep | 12 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 26 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 37 |
| OAT BU | 1,080 |
| PEA BU | 1,250 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 1,960 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 416 |
| WHT AC | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 600 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| CATTLE KS | 4 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 611 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 48 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 197 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 721 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 84 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 93 |
| MD FEM | 170 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| MILK COWS | 50 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 60 |
| OTHERS | 980 |
| SHEEP | 12 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 3,619 |
| SUP FOR | 9,720 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 2,633 |
| SUP SC | 917 |
| SUP TOT | 13,339 |
| SWINE | 26 |
| SWINE KS | 6 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 194 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 350 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102108— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q463165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault-Sainte-Marie_(Ontario)
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). "Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-c-on046018-1891/.