Unorganized Territory, Ontario (1891 census)

Name: Unorganized Territory (1891)
Address: Ontario, CA

Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.528°N, 86.415°W.

Population

In 1891, Unorganized Territory had a population of 1,200: 600 male and 600 female residents.

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 Pic, 1881 (0.0% share).
In an earlier year, this CSD contained Matawin, 1881 (0.0% share).
In an earlier year, this CSD contained Silver Islet, 1881 (0.1% share).
In an earlier year, this CSD contained Nipigon, 1881 (2.9% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Dryden, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Aylesworth, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Aird Island, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Collins Inlet, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Wells, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Parkinson, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Striker, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Emo, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Aberdeen, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained McIrvine, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Morley, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Wabigoon, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (72.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained John Island, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Bright & Bright Additional, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Long Sault, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Northwest Point & Lefroy, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Cutler, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Gladstone, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Macdonald, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Galbraith, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Coffin, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Geneva Lake, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Leeblain, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Alberton, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Shuniah, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Fort Frances, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Missinaibi, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pinewood, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Mine Centre, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Little Turtle Lake, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Beaudro Fishery, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Empress Mine, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained English River, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Sawbill Lake, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Regina Mine, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Taché, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Mikado Mine, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Ash Rapids, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kalmar, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,200 total population, 600 females, 600 males, 300 married persons, 240 families, 150 married females, 150 married males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 900 single persons under 18, 450 single females under 18, 450 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,200 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 240 occupied houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Name	Lifespan	Connection
Nicolas Chatelain	1795–1892	died here

Identifiers

TCP UID: ON046064 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON046064 — 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). "Unorganized Territory, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/unorganized-territory-on046064-1891/.