Stisted & McMurrich, Ontario (1891 census)
Stisted & McMurrich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,372. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.400°N, 79.420°W.
Population
In 1891, Stisted & McMurrich had a population of 1,372: 762 male and 610 female residents. Population density was 9.1 people per square mile.
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 Stisted, 1901 (51.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained McMurrich, 1901 (48.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stisted & McMurrich shared boundaries with:
- Armour & Ryerson
- Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot
- Brunel & Stephenson
- Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey
- Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell
- Monteith, Spence & Christie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 282 |
| Number of families | 282 |
| Number of females | 610 |
| Number of males | 762 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of married persons | 430 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 610 |
| POP M | 762 |
| POP TOT | 1,372 |
| Total population | 1,372 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 385 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 918 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,372 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 263 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 260 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 203 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,206 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 40,752 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,254 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,188 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,557 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,309 |
| Acres of oats | 1,974 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of turnips | 106 |
| Acres of wheat | 151 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 875 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 875 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,166 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,787 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,563 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 992 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,280 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,606 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 58 |
| BWT BU | 443 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 3,188 |
| HAY TONS | 3,364 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 379 |
| Number of chickens | 3,882 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 272 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 122 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 67 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 208 |
| Number of milk cows | 572 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 279 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,006 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 168 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 1,285 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 540 |
| Number of swine | 521 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 419 |
| Number of turkeys | 78 |
| OAT AC | 1,974 |
| OAT BU | 37,166 |
| PEA BU | 5,787 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 24,563 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 390 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,297 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 71,038 |
| RYE BU | 992 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,364 |
| WHT AC | 151 |
| WHT FALL BU | 58 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,280 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 148 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 71,038 |
| CATTLE KS | 379 |
| CHEESE LB | 390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 385 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 918 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,297 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 67 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 282 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 122 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,882 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 208 |
| HOUSES | 263 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 203 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 260 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 215 |
| MD MALE | 215 |
| MD TOT | 430 |
| MILK COWS | 572 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 272 |
| OC TOT | 279 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,006 |
| OTHERS | 1,372 |
| SHEEP | 1,285 |
| SHEEP KS | 540 |
| SUP AM | 8,557 |
| SUP FOR | 40,752 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 1,206 |
| SUP SC | 7,254 |
| SUP TOT | 49,309 |
| SWINE | 521 |
| SWINE KS | 419 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 268 |
| TUR AC | 106 |
| TUR BU | 27,606 |
| TURKEY | 78 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095020— 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). "Stisted & McMurrich, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stisted-mcmurrich-on095020-1891/.