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 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 density was 10.5 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 279 |
| Number of females | 705 |
| Number of males | 823 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 500 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,528 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 564 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,000 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 276 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,157 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 655 |
| HAY AC | 1,737 |
| HAY TONS | 1,635 |
| OAT BU | 31,827 |
| PEA BU | 5,920 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 10,814 |
| RYE BU | 90 |
| Total area (acres) | 83,509 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,297 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,266 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 671 |
| AREA | 83,509 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 279 |
| FEMALE | 705 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 279 |
| INHABITED | 276 |
| MALE | 823 |
| MARRIED F | 249 |
| MARRIED M | 251 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 500 |
| POPULATION | 1,528 |
| ROOT BU | 627 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 436 |
| SINGLE M | 564 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,000 |
| TUR BU | 740 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122004— 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 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/.