Sherwood, Richards & Burns, Ontario (1891 census)
Sherwood, Richards & Burns was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 592. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 77.644°W.
Population
In 1891, Sherwood, Richards & Burns had a population of 592: 313 male and 279 female residents. Population density was 2.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 431 |
| 1891 | 592 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Richards & Burns, 1901 (66.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherwood, Richards & Burns shared boundaries with:
- Alice & Fraser
- Bangor, McClure & Wicklow
- Hagarty & Jones
- Raglan & Radcliffe
- Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson
- Unorganized Territory
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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 98 |
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 279 |
| Number of males | 313 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of married persons | 192 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 279 |
| POP M | 313 |
| POP TOT | 592 |
| Total population | 592 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 177 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 391 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 591 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 98 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 98 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 39 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 98 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 519 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,340 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,966 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,174 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,499 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,839 |
| Acres of oats | 684 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 236 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 113 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,125 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,066 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,930 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,490 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,774 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,935 |
| BWT BU | 38 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 1,174 |
| HAY TONS | 810 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 85 |
| Number of chickens | 1,135 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 231 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 119 |
| Number of milk cows | 268 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 102 |
| Number of other cattle | 431 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 448 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 187 |
| Number of swine | 504 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 949 |
| Number of turkeys | 38 |
| OAT AC | 684 |
| OAT BU | 11,125 |
| PEA BU | 5,066 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 11,930 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,686 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,205 |
| RYE BU | 1,490 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 810 |
| WHT AC | 236 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,774 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,205 |
| CATTLE KS | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 214 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 391 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,686 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 231 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,135 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 119 |
| HOUSES | 98 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 98 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 96 |
| MD TOT | 192 |
| MILK COWS | 268 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, South-Sud |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 102 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 431 |
| OTHERS | 591 |
| SHEEP | 448 |
| SHEEP KS | 187 |
| SUP AM | 3,499 |
| SUP FOR | 15,340 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 519 |
| SUP SC | 2,966 |
| SUP TOT | 18,839 |
| SWINE | 504 |
| SWINE KS | 949 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 98 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,935 |
| TURKEY | 38 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115017— 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). "Sherwood, Richards & Burns, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherwood-richards-burns-on115017-1891/.