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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 191 |
| 1881 | 807 |
| 1891 | 1,014 |
| 1901 | 856 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,014 total population, 534 males, 480 females, 346 married persons, 180 families, 173 married females, 173 married males, 25 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 643 single persons under 18, 352 single males under 18, 291 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,014 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 occupied houses, 162 houses, 160 houses built of wood, 135 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 17 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 9 houses under construction, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,706 pounds of homemade butter, 22,103 acres of land in farms, 17,242 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,124 bushels of potatoes, 13,921 bushels of oats, 4,903 bushels of turnips, 4,861 acres of improved land in farms, 3,905 acres of farmland under crops, 3,445 bushels of peas, 3,417 chickens, 2,423 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,427 acres of hay crops, 1,338 bushels of spring wheat, 1,118 tons of hay, 877 acres of farmland in pasture, 873 acres of oats, 800 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 661 other cattle, 586 milk cows, 552 sheep, 450 bushels of barley, 410 bushels of buckwheat, 398 swine slaughtered or sold, 395 bushels of rye, 359 bushels of corn, 321 swine, 307 sheep slaughtered or sold, 230 cattle killed or sold, 215 horses aged over 3 years, 182 occupants of farms, 167 acres of wheat, 159 farm occupants who own their land, 147 acres of potatoes, 130 geese, 110 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 94 bushels of winter wheat, 92 ducks, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 79 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 horses aged 3 years and under, 51 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 oxen, 39 acres of barley, 34 other fowl, 32 bushels of beans, 30 acres of turnips, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 turkeys, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013— 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/.