Sheguiandah, Ontario (1891 census)
Sheguiandah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.829°N, 81.893°W.
Population
In 1891, Sheguiandah had a population of 423: 219 male and 204 female residents. Population density was 7.6 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 Bidwell, Sheguiandah, 1881 (44.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sheguiandah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 85 |
| Number of families | 85 |
| Number of females | 204 |
| Number of males | 219 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 73 |
| Number of married persons | 143 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 204 |
| POP M | 219 |
| POP TOT | 423 |
| Total population | 423 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 138 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 265 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 422 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 78 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 78 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 74 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 83 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 282 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,955 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,277 |
| Acres of hay crops | 721 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,599 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,554 |
| Acres of oats | 233 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 362 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 132 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,162 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,608 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,038 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 485 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,747 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 637 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 474 |
| BWT BU | 36 |
| CRN BU | 97 |
| HAY AC | 721 |
| HAY TONS | 629 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 87 |
| Number of chickens | 1,282 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 82 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 90 |
| Number of milk cows | 166 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 83 |
| Number of other cattle | 281 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 357 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 133 |
| Number of swine | 235 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 245 |
| Number of turkeys | 39 |
| OAT AC | 233 |
| OAT BU | 4,162 |
| PEA BU | 5,608 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 4,038 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,596 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 19 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,715 |
| RYE BU | 485 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 629 |
| WHT AC | 362 |
| WHT FALL BU | 474 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,747 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,715 |
| CATTLE KS | 87 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 127 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 138 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 265 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,596 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 85 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 19 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,282 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 90 |
| HOUSES | 78 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 78 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 70 |
| MD MALE | 73 |
| MD TOT | 143 |
| MILK COWS | 166 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 82 |
| OC TOT | 83 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 281 |
| OTHERS | 422 |
| SHEEP | 357 |
| SHEEP KS | 133 |
| SUP AM | 2,599 |
| SUP FOR | 7,955 |
| SUP JV | 40 |
| SUP PAT | 282 |
| SUP SC | 2,277 |
| SUP TOT | 10,554 |
| SWINE | 235 |
| SWINE KS | 245 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 83 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 637 |
| TURKEY | 39 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046061— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046061— 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). "Sheguiandah, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheguiandah-on046061-1891/.