Spanish River, Ontario (1891 census)
Spanish River was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.438°N, 81.876°W.
Population
In 1891, Spanish River had a population of 1,400: 801 male and 599 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 544 |
| 1881 | 320 |
| 1891 | 1,400 |
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 contained Spanish River, 1881 (31.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Spanish, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Walford, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained May, Salter & Township 116, 1901 (8.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Spanish River 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 1,400 total population, 801 males, 599 females, 488 married persons, 272 families, 247 married males, 241 married females, 25 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 887 single persons under 18, 543 single males under 18, 344 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 996 persons who are not French Canadian, 404 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 257 occupied houses, 225 houses, 225 houses built of wood, 143 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 2 stories, 51 houses of 2 rooms, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 1 room, 32 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,447 acres of land in farms, 29,053 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,137 bushels of potatoes, 11,972 pounds of homemade butter, 8,445 bushels of oats, 7,220 bushels of turnips, 6,283 bushels of peas, 5,394 acres of improved land in farms, 4,029 acres of farmland under crops, 1,868 chickens, 1,484 bushels of corn, 1,289 acres of hay crops, 1,270 tons of hay, 1,194 acres of farmland in pasture, 659 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 591 bushels of spring wheat, 542 bushels of barley, 514 acres of oats, 410 swine, 300 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 257 occupants of farms, 253 swine slaughtered or sold, 251 farm occupants who own their land, 246 horses aged over 3 years, 231 other cattle, 222 acres of potatoes, 214 bushels of winter wheat, 200 sheep, 194 milk cows, 171 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 96 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 88 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 86 cattle killed or sold, 80 turkeys, 72 geese, 70 sheep slaughtered or sold, 69 bushels of buckwheat, 68 acres of wheat, 45 acres of turnips, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 oxen, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 acres of barley, 23 ducks, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18 other fowl, 16 bushels of beans, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046021— 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). "Spanish River, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/spanish-river-on046021-1891/.