Enniskillen, Ontario (1871 census)
Enniskillen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,528. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.845°N, 82.121°W.
Population
In 1871, Enniskillen had a population of 1,528: 823 male and 705 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 238 |
| 1861 | 1,069 |
| 1871 | 1,528 |
| 1881 | 3,588 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,745 |
| 1911 | 3,632 |
| 1921 | 3,063 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Enniskillen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,528 total population, 823 males, 705 females, 500 married persons, 279 families, 251 married males, 249 married females, 28 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,000 single persons under 18, 564 single males under 18, 436 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 279 occupied houses, 276 inhabited houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 83,509 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Emanuel Armstrong | 1864–1931 | died here |
| John James McLaughlin | 1865–1914 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261401
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Enniskillen, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/enniskillen-on004002-1871/.