Ennismore, Ontario (1881 census)
Ennismore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,137. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.418°N, 78.434°W.
Population
In 1881, Ennismore had a population of 1,137: 583 male and 554 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 675 |
| 1861 | 863 |
| 1871 | 1,104 |
| 1881 | 1,137 |
| 1891 | 932 |
| 1901 | 936 |
| 1911 | 821 |
| 1921 | 717 |
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, Ennismore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,137 total population, 583 males, 554 females, 288 married persons, 176 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 44 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 805 single persons under 18, 426 single males under 18, 379 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 176 inhabited houses, 176 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,035 bushels of oats, 33,249 bushels of spring wheat, 20,415 bushels of potatoes, 17,620 bushels of turnips, 12,811 bushels of peas and beans, 12,342 bushels of barley, 3,824 acres of wheat, 2,949 bushels of other root crops, 678 acres of hay crops, 568 tons of hay, 385 bushels of rye, 148 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of corn, 88 bushels of winter wheat, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,137 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:
ON126005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261402
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). "Ennismore, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ennismore-on126005-1881/.