Enniskillen, Ontario (1881 census)
Enniskillen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.845°N, 82.121°W.
Population
In 1881, Enniskillen had a population of 3,588: 1,930 male and 1,658 female residents. Population density was 24.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Enniskillen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 657 |
| Number of families | 657 |
| Number of females | 1,658 |
| Number of males | 1,930 |
| Number of married females | 581 |
| Number of married males | 585 |
| Number of married persons | 1,166 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| POP TOT | 3,588 |
| Total population | 3,588 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,045 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,301 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,346 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 657 |
| Number of occupied houses | 657 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,371 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,338 |
| BAR BU | 18,070 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,070 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,783 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,829 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,443 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,020 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,546 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,875 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,635 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 34,848 |
| BWT BU | 155 |
| CRN BU | 8,783 |
| HAY AC | 2,371 |
| HAY TONS | 2,395 |
| OAT BU | 71,829 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,020 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 15,546 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,395 |
| WHT AC | 2,338 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,875 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34,848 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,045 |
| C UNMD M | 1,301 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,346 |
| D OCC | 657 |
| FEMALE | 1,658 |
| GRA BU | 138 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 657 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 1,930 |
| MD F | 581 |
| MD M | 585 |
| MD TOT | 1,166 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,443 |
| TUR BU | 2,635 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179004— 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 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). "Enniskillen, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/enniskillen-on179004-1881/.