Tenby Bay, Ontario (1891 census)
Tenby Bay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.120°N, 83.898°W.
Population
In 1891, Tenby Bay had a population of 369: 207 male and 162 female residents. Population density was 367.5 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Joseph, 1881 (0.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Jocelyn, 1901 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tenby Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 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 | 74 |
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 162 |
| Number of males | 207 |
| Number of married females | 65 |
| Number of married males | 63 |
| Number of married persons | 128 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 162 |
| POP M | 207 |
| POP TOT | 369 |
| Total population | 369 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 92 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 231 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 369 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 70 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 393 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,675 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,635 |
| Acres of hay crops | 799 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,073 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,748 |
| Acres of oats | 235 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 136 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 309 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 759 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,568 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,974 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,178 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,126 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 759 |
| CRN BU | 188 |
| HAY AC | 799 |
| HAY TONS | 913 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 62 |
| Number of chickens | 921 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 58 |
| Number of milk cows | 152 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 77 |
| Number of other cattle | 261 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 116 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 62 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 97 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 235 |
| OAT BU | 4,568 |
| PEA BU | 1,974 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 7,178 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 203 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 437 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,935 |
| RYE BU | 234 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 913 |
| WHT AC | 136 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,377 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,935 |
| CATTLE KS | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 92 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 139 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 231 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 203 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 74 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 437 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 921 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 58 |
| HOUSES | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 70 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 65 |
| MD MALE | 63 |
| MD TOT | 128 |
| MILK COWS | 152 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 76 |
| OC TOT | 77 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 261 |
| OTHERS | 369 |
| SHEEP | 116 |
| SHEEP KS | 62 |
| SUP AM | 2,073 |
| SUP FOR | 13,675 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 393 |
| SUP SC | 1,635 |
| SUP TOT | 15,748 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| SWINE KS | 97 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 74 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,126 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046023— 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). "Tenby Bay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tenby-bay-on046023-1891/.