Vankoughnet, Ontario (1881 census)
Vankoughnet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 161. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.738°N, 84.291°W.
Population
In 1881, Vankoughnet had a population of 161: 86 male and 75 female residents. Population density was 9.2 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 Sault Ste. Marie, 1871 (2.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Goulais Bay, 1891 (7.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Vankoughnet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 43 |
| Number of families | 43 |
| Number of females | 75 |
| Number of males | 86 |
| Number of married females | 33 |
| Number of married males | 33 |
| Number of married persons | 66 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP TOT | 161 |
| Total population | 161 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 39 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 48 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 87 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 39 |
| Number of occupied houses | 42 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 34 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 25 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 150 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 34 |
| HAY TONS | 34 |
| OAT BU | 105 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,253 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 34 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 14 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 39 |
| C UNMD M | 48 |
| C UNMD TOT | 87 |
| D OCC | 42 |
| FEMALE | 75 |
| H INHAB | 39 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 86 |
| MD F | 33 |
| MD M | 33 |
| MD TOT | 66 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 150 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182025— 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 1881 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). "Vankoughnet, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vankoughnet-on182025-1881/.