Enniskillen, Ontario (1891 census)
Enniskillen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,006. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.845°N, 82.121°W.
Population
In 1891, Enniskillen had a population of 5,006: 2,728 male and 2,278 female residents. Population density was 34.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Enniskillen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 1,003 |
| Number of families | 1,003 |
| Number of females | 2,278 |
| Number of males | 2,728 |
| Number of married females | 888 |
| Number of married males | 890 |
| Number of married persons | 1,778 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| POP F | 2,278 |
| POP M | 2,728 |
| POP TOT | 5,006 |
| Total population | 5,006 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,782 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,096 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,991 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 31 |
| Number of houses | 969 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 954 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 587 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 380 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 159 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 202 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 186 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 334 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,000 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,301 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,646 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,303 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,299 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,937 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,827 |
| Acres of land in farms | 64,130 |
| Acres of oats | 6,492 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of turnips | 58 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,417 |
| BAR AC | 1,301 |
| BAR BU | 20,695 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,695 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,749 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 144,775 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21,143 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,533 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,544 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,956 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 51,156 |
| BWT BU | 59 |
| CRN BU | 7,749 |
| HAY AC | 6,937 |
| HAY TONS | 9,786 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,268 |
| Number of chickens | 20,635 |
| Number of ducks | 722 |
| Number of employees on farms | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 691 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 154 |
| Number of geese | 683 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 654 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,656 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,197 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 871 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,001 |
| Number of other fowl | 104 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 221 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 327 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 205 |
| Number of sheep | 2,252 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,464 |
| Number of swine | 2,045 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,147 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,157 |
| OAT AC | 6,492 |
| OAT BU | 144,775 |
| PEA BU | 21,143 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 16,533 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,507 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 141 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 184,396 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,786 |
| WHT AC | 4,417 |
| WHT FALL BU | 51,156 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,544 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 221 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 327 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| BUTTER LB | 184,396 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,268 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,782 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,096 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,507 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 654 |
| DUCKS | 722 |
| FAMILIES | 1,003 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 141 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 683 |
| GRA BU | 245 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,635 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,656 |
| HOUSES | 969 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 186 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 202 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 587 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 334 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 159 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 380 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 954 |
| INF 11 A | 205 |
| MD FEM | 888 |
| MD MALE | 890 |
| MD TOT | 1,778 |
| MILK COWS | 2,197 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC E | 26 |
| OC F | 154 |
| OC P | 691 |
| OC TOT | 871 |
| OTHER FOWL | 104 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,001 |
| OTHERS | 4,991 |
| SHEEP | 2,252 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,464 |
| SUP AM | 40,827 |
| SUP FOR | 23,303 |
| SUP PAT | 10,646 |
| SUP SC | 29,299 |
| SUP TOT | 64,130 |
| SWINE | 2,045 |
| SWINE KS | 2,147 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,000 |
| TUR AC | 58 |
| TUR BU | 12,956 |
| TURKEY | 1,157 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 31 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 132 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081005— 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 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). "Enniskillen, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/enniskillen-on081005-1891/.