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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261401. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,588 total population, 1,930 males, 1,658 females, 1,166 married persons, 657 families, 585 married males, 581 married females, 76 widowed persons, 44 widowed males, 32 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,346 single persons under 18, 1,301 single males under 18, 1,045 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 657 inhabited houses, 657 occupied houses, 16 houses under construction, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 71,829 bushels of oats, 34,848 bushels of winter wheat, 18,070 bushels of barley, 15,546 bushels of potatoes, 8,783 bushels of corn, 7,443 bushels of other root crops, 2,875 bushels of spring wheat, 2,635 bushels of turnips, 2,395 tons of hay, 2,371 acres of hay crops, 2,338 acres of wheat, 2,020 bushels of peas and beans, 191 acres of potatoes, 155 bushels of buckwheat, 138 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,588 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179004— 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 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/.