Snowden, Ontario (1891 census)
Snowden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.878°N, 78.601°W.
Population
In 1891, Snowden had a population of 1,014: 534 male and 480 female residents. Population density was 11.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 807 |
| 1891 | 1,014 |
| 1901 | 856 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 618 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Snowden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 480 |
| Number of males | 534 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 346 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 480 |
| POP M | 534 |
| POP TOT | 1,014 |
| Total population | 1,014 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 643 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,014 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 17 |
| Number of houses | 162 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 877 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,242 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,905 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,427 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,861 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,103 |
| Acres of oats | 873 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 167 |
| BAR AC | 39 |
| BAR BU | 450 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,921 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,445 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,124 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,338 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,903 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 94 |
| BWT BU | 410 |
| CRN BU | 359 |
| HAY AC | 1,427 |
| HAY TONS | 1,118 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 3,417 |
| Number of ducks | 92 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 159 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 130 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 215 |
| Number of milk cows | 586 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 661 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 552 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 307 |
| Number of swine | 321 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 398 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 873 |
| OAT BU | 13,921 |
| PEA BU | 3,445 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 14,124 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 800 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,423 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,706 |
| RYE BU | 395 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,118 |
| WHT AC | 167 |
| WHT FALL BU | 94 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,338 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,706 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHEESE LB | 800 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 643 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,423 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| DUCKS | 92 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 130 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,417 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 215 |
| HOUSES | 162 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 173 |
| MD TOT | 346 |
| MILK COWS | 586 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 159 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 661 |
| OTHERS | 1,014 |
| SHEEP | 552 |
| SHEEP KS | 307 |
| SUP AM | 4,861 |
| SUP FOR | 17,242 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 877 |
| SUP SC | 3,905 |
| SUP TOT | 22,103 |
| SWINE | 321 |
| SWINE KS | 398 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 4,903 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 17 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116018— 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). "Snowden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/snowden-on121012-1891/.