Enniskillen, Ontario (1851 census)
Enniskillen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 238. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.845°N, 82.121°W.
Population
In 1851, Enniskillen had a population of 238: 137 male and 101 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Enniskillen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 119 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 238 total population, 137 males, Male members of the family who are present: 120, 101 females, Female members of the family who are present: 100, 96 single males, 60 single females, 44 families, 39 married males, 38 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 17, 4 female births, 4 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 3 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 females attending school, 2 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 22 single males aged 20 to 30, 20 males aged 5 to 10, 18 females aged 5 to 10, 18 single males aged 10 to 15, 14 married females aged 20 to 30, 13 single females aged 10 to 15, 13 single males aged 15 to 20, 11 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 married females aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 males under age 1, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 4 females under age 1, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 115 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 50 persons originating in England or Wales, 31 persons originating in Ireland, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 28,600 bushels of turnips, 4,156 acres of land in farms, 3,456 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,645 pounds of homemade butter, 1,686 bushels of wheat, 1,642 pounds of maple sugar, 995 bushels of potatoes, 863 bushels of oats, 700 acres of farmland under cultivation, 595 bushels of corn, 508 pounds of wool produced on farms, 502 bushels of peas, 432 acres of farmland under crops, 350 barrels of beef, 300 barrels of pork, 262 acres of farmland in pasture, 260 acres of turnips, 165 sheep, 160 swine, 133 acres of wheat, 116 bushels of buckwheat, 96 tons of hay, 95 calves and heifers, 83 bulls, oxen, or steers, 77 milk cows, 64 acres of oats, 51 occupants of farms, 42 acres of peas, 37 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 acres of corn, 27 bushels of beans, 20 horses, 13 acres of potatoes, 12 acres of buckwheat, 11 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 pounds of hops, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 149 yards of flannel, 41 yards of fulled cloth, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital. 3,509 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018004— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/enniskillen-on018004-1851/.