Thessalon, Ontario (1891 census)
Thessalon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,160. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.276°N, 83.493°W.
Population
In 1891, Thessalon had a population of 1,160: 634 male and 526 female residents. Population density was 28.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 749 |
| 1891 | 1,160 |
| 1901 | 606 |
| 1911 | 677 |
| 1921 | 692 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thessalon, T-V, 1901 (2.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Thessalon 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 | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 526 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 526 |
| POP M | 634 |
| POP TOT | 1,160 |
| Total population | 1,160 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 730 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 118 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,042 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 29 |
| Number of houses | 186 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 186 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 180 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 637 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,800 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,580 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,283 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,266 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,066 |
| Acres of oats | 554 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR AC | 54 |
| BAR BU | 754 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 754 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,362 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,694 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,728 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 470 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,695 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| BWT BU | 85 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 1,283 |
| HAY TONS | 1,334 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 159 |
| Number of chickens | 1,890 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 90 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 221 |
| Number of milk cows | 220 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 152 |
| Number of other cattle | 331 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 90 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of swine | 394 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 276 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 554 |
| OAT BU | 8,362 |
| PEA BU | 2,694 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 6,728 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 396 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 114 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,585 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT FALL BU | 400 |
| WHT SP BU | 470 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,585 |
| CATTLE KS | 159 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 303 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 427 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 730 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 396 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 114 |
| FRN CA | 118 |
| GEESE | 90 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,890 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 221 |
| HOUSES | 186 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 180 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 186 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 197 |
| MD MALE | 192 |
| MD TOT | 389 |
| MILK COWS | 220 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 152 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 331 |
| OTHERS | 1,042 |
| SHEEP | 90 |
| SHEEP KS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 3,266 |
| SUP FOR | 16,800 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 637 |
| SUP SC | 2,580 |
| SUP TOT | 20,066 |
| SWINE | 394 |
| SWINE KS | 276 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 215 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 4,695 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 29 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102092— 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). "Thessalon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thessalon-on046024-1891/.