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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 423 |
| 1911 | 301 |
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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 423 total population, 219 males, 204 females, 143 married persons, 85 families, 73 married males, 70 married females, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 265 single persons under 18, 138 single males under 18, 127 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 422 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 83 occupied houses, 78 houses, 78 houses built of wood, 74 houses of 1 story, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 8 houses under construction, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,715 pounds of homemade butter, 10,554 acres of land in farms, 7,955 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,608 bushels of peas, 4,162 bushels of oats, 4,038 bushels of potatoes, 3,747 bushels of spring wheat, 2,599 acres of improved land in farms, 2,277 acres of farmland under crops, 1,596 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,282 chickens, 721 acres of hay crops, 637 bushels of turnips, 629 tons of hay, 485 bushels of rye, 474 bushels of winter wheat, 362 acres of wheat, 357 sheep, 282 acres of farmland in pasture, 281 other cattle, 245 swine slaughtered or sold, 235 swine, 233 acres of oats, 166 milk cows, 133 sheep slaughtered or sold, 132 bushels of barley, 97 bushels of corn, 90 horses aged over 3 years, 87 cattle killed or sold, 83 occupants of farms, 82 farm occupants who own their land, 65 geese, 57 acres of potatoes, 40 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 turkeys, 36 bushels of buckwheat, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 oxen, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 ducks, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 bushels of beans, 13 other fowl, 11 acres of barley, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046061— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054049— 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/.