Savanne, Ignace, Barclay & Vermillion (Manitoulin), Ontario (1891 census)
Savanne, Ignace, Barclay & Vermillion (Manitoulin) was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,019. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.273°N, 91.621°W.
Population
In 1891, Savanne, Ignace, Barclay & Vermillion (Manitoulin) had a population of 1,019: 569 male and 450 female residents. Population density was 2.4 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Savanne, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Manitou, 1901 (65.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ignace, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vermilion Bay, 1901 (8.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Savanne, Ignace, Barclay & Vermillion (Manitoulin) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 450 |
| Number of males | 569 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 287 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 450 |
| POP M | 569 |
| POP TOT | 1,019 |
| Total population | 1,019 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 418 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 727 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 34 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 985 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 172 |
| Number of houses | 46 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 46 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 37 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,023 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,228 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 627 |
| Acres of hay crops | 98 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,676 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,904 |
| Acres of oats | 36 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 31 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 886 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,865 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,651 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 812 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 98 |
| HAY TONS | 183 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 9 |
| Number of chickens | 234 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 13 |
| Number of milk cows | 40 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 30 |
| Number of other cattle | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 22 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of swine | 62 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 44 |
| Number of turkeys | 126 |
| OAT AC | 36 |
| OAT BU | 886 |
| PEA BU | 365 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,865 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 183 |
| WHT AC | 31 |
| WHT FALL BU | 812 |
| WHT SP BU | 170 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 9 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 418 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 727 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 34 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 234 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 13 |
| HOUSES | 46 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 46 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 287 |
| MILK COWS | 40 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 24 |
| OC TOT | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 34 |
| OTHERS | 985 |
| SHEEP | 22 |
| SHEEP KS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 1,676 |
| SUP FOR | 1,228 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 1,023 |
| SUP SC | 627 |
| SUP TOT | 2,904 |
| SWINE | 62 |
| SWINE KS | 44 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 218 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,651 |
| TURKEY | 126 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 172 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046043— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046043— 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). "Savanne, Ignace, Barclay & Vermillion (Manitoulin), Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/savanne-ignace-barclay-vermillion-manitoulin-on046043-1891/.