Tehkummah, Ontario (1891 census)
Tehkummah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 82.041°W.
Population
In 1891, Tehkummah had a population of 405: 220 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 506 |
| 1891 | 405 |
| 1901 | 521 |
| 1911 | 577 |
| 1921 | 560 |
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, Tehkummah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 80 |
| Number of families | 80 |
| Number of females | 185 |
| Number of males | 220 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 126 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 185 |
| POP M | 220 |
| POP TOT | 405 |
| Total population | 405 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 116 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 268 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 400 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 79 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 79 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 79 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 405 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,727 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,612 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,011 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,044 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,771 |
| Acres of oats | 367 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 526 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 526 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 526 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,979 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,468 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,953 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,208 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 149 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,011 |
| HAY TONS | 731 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 110 |
| Number of chickens | 1,445 |
| Number of ducks | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 219 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 33 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 84 |
| Number of milk cows | 191 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 80 |
| Number of other cattle | 362 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 454 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 153 |
| Number of swine | 383 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 365 |
| Number of turkeys | 219 |
| OAT AC | 367 |
| OAT BU | 5,979 |
| PEA BU | 6,468 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 3,953 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 745 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,405 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,780 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 731 |
| WHT AC | 526 |
| WHT FALL BU | 149 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,208 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,780 |
| CATTLE KS | 110 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 116 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 152 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 268 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 745 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 33 |
| DUCKS | 167 |
| FAMILIES | 80 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,405 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 219 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,445 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 84 |
| HOUSES | 79 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 79 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 64 |
| MD MALE | 62 |
| MD TOT | 126 |
| MILK COWS | 191 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 76 |
| OC TOT | 80 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 362 |
| OTHERS | 400 |
| SHEEP | 454 |
| SHEEP KS | 153 |
| SUP AM | 3,044 |
| SUP FOR | 10,727 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 405 |
| SUP SC | 2,612 |
| SUP TOT | 13,771 |
| SWINE | 383 |
| SWINE KS | 365 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 79 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 670 |
| TURKEY | 219 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046062— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127020— 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). "Tehkummah, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tehkummah-on046062-1891/.