Unorganized Territory, Ontario (1891 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 910. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.576°N, 80.141°W.
Population
In 1891, Unorganized Territory had a population of 910: 456 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 0.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 118 |
| 1881 | 1,841 |
| 1891 | 910 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Unorganized Territory, 1881 (1.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Unorganized Territory, 1881 (0.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Martland, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Crerar & parts Badgerow, Gibbons & Bastedo, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rathburn, Street & part Maclennan, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montreal River & Temagami Lake, 1901 (18.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Buck, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dymond, Harley, Hudson, Kerns & part Harris, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Casey, Hilliard, Brethour, Ingram & part Harris, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
- Alice & Fraser
- Appleby, Hagar, Awrey, Hawley, Dryden, Dill & Nelson
- Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot
- Blair, Brown, Burton, Shawanaga, Harrison, Walbridge, Mowat & French River
- Blezard, McKim (including Sudbury & Broder)
- Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph
- Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd
- Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald
- Chelmsford & Cartier
- Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie
- Finlayson & Peck
- Gurd, Pringle & Patterson
- Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale
- Head, Maria & Clara
- Joly, Strong & Sundridge, Village
- Kirkpatrick, Hugel, Ratter & Dunnett
- Nipissing, Indian Reserve, Springer, Field, Badgerow & Caldwell
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Norman
- North Bay (Town—Ville), Widdifield, Phelps & Olrig
- Papineau & Mattawa
- Petewawa & McKay
- Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson
- Sherwood, Richards & Burns
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 116 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 | 186 |
| Number of families | 186 |
| Number of females | 454 |
| Number of males | 456 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 270 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 456 |
| POP TOT | 910 |
| Total population | 910 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 889 |
Buildings & housing (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 100 |
| Number of houses | 86 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 86 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 86 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 186 |
Agriculture (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,938 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,094 |
| Acres of hay crops | 256 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,157 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,095 |
| Acres of oats | 256 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,130 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,525 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 270 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| HAY AC | 256 |
| HAY TONS | 223 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 36 |
| Number of chickens | 274 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 38 |
| Number of milk cows | 39 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 25 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 19 |
| Number of swine | 22 |
| OAT AC | 256 |
| OAT BU | 6,130 |
| PEA BU | 245 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 2,525 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 26 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,600 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 223 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 36 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 627 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 186 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 21 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 274 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 38 |
| HOUSES | 86 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 84 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 86 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 86 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 270 |
| MILK COWS | 39 |
| NAME CD | Nipissing |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 23 |
| OC TOT | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 889 |
| SHEEP | 19 |
| SUP AM | 1,157 |
| SUP FOR | 3,938 |
| SUP PAT | 63 |
| SUP SC | 1,094 |
| SUP TOT | 5,095 |
| SWINE | 22 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 186 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 270 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 100 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096012— 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-on096012-1891/.