Sault Ste. Marie, E, Ontario (1891 census)
Sault Ste. Marie, E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.532°N, 84.279°W.
Population
In 1891, Sault Ste. Marie, E had a population of 471: 246 male and 225 female residents. Population density was 33.8 people per square mile.
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 (38.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sault Ste. Marie, 1901 (38.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sault Ste. Marie, E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 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 | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 225 |
| Number of males | 246 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 137 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 225 |
| POP M | 246 |
| POP TOT | 471 |
| Total population | 471 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 312 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 34 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 437 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 77 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 29 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 77 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,868 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 782 |
| Acres of hay crops | 236 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 950 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,819 |
| Acres of oats | 84 |
| Acres of potatoes | 7 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 125 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,680 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 255 |
| HAY AC | 236 |
| HAY TONS | 298 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 385 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 49 |
| Number of milk cows | 43 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 38 |
| Number of other cattle | 22 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of swine | 24 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 22 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 84 |
| OAT BU | 1,680 |
| PEA BU | 410 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 1,232 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,390 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 298 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,390 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 139 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 312 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 82 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 34 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 385 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 49 |
| HOUSES | 77 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 68 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 70 |
| MD MALE | 67 |
| MD TOT | 137 |
| MILK COWS | 43 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 34 |
| OC TOT | 38 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 22 |
| OTHERS | 437 |
| SUP AM | 950 |
| SUP FOR | 2,868 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 130 |
| SUP SC | 782 |
| SUP TOT | 3,819 |
| SWINE | 24 |
| SWINE KS | 22 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 77 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 255 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046019— 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). "Sault Ste. Marie, E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-e-on046019-1891/.