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 density was 1.5 people per square mile.
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 272 |
| Number of families | 272 |
| Number of females | 599 |
| Number of males | 801 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 247 |
| Number of married persons | 488 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 599 |
| POP M | 801 |
| POP TOT | 1,400 |
| Total population | 1,400 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 887 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 404 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 996 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 32 |
| Number of houses | 225 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 225 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 33 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 171 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,194 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 29,053 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,029 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,289 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,394 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,447 |
| Acres of oats | 514 |
| Acres of potatoes | 222 |
| Acres of turnips | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 68 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 542 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 542 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,484 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,445 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,283 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,137 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,220 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 214 |
| BWT BU | 69 |
| CRN BU | 1,484 |
| HAY AC | 1,289 |
| HAY TONS | 1,270 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 86 |
| Number of chickens | 1,868 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 251 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 72 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 246 |
| Number of milk cows | 194 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 257 |
| Number of other cattle | 231 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 88 |
| Number of sheep | 200 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 70 |
| Number of swine | 410 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 253 |
| Number of turkeys | 80 |
| OAT AC | 514 |
| OAT BU | 8,445 |
| PEA BU | 6,283 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 25,137 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 659 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,972 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,270 |
| WHT AC | 68 |
| WHT FALL BU | 214 |
| WHT SP BU | 591 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,972 |
| CATTLE KS | 86 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 543 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 887 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 659 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 272 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 300 |
| FRN CA | 404 |
| GEESE | 72 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,868 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 246 |
| HOUSES | 225 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 225 |
| INF 11 A | 88 |
| MD FEM | 241 |
| MD MALE | 247 |
| MD TOT | 488 |
| MILK COWS | 194 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 251 |
| OC TOT | 257 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 231 |
| OTHERS | 996 |
| SHEEP | 200 |
| SHEEP KS | 70 |
| SUP AM | 5,394 |
| SUP FOR | 29,053 |
| SUP JV | 171 |
| SUP PAT | 1,194 |
| SUP SC | 4,029 |
| SUP TOT | 34,447 |
| SWINE | 410 |
| SWINE KS | 253 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 257 |
| TUR AC | 45 |
| TUR BU | 7,220 |
| TURKEY | 80 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 32 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 43 |
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/.