Fenelon Falls, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Fenelon Falls, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,219. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.525°N, 78.744°W.
Population
In 1891, Fenelon Falls, Village had a population of 1,219: 635 male and 584 female residents. Population density was 1215.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,155 |
| 1891 | 1,219 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,053 |
| 1921 | 1,031 |
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, Fenelon Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 244 |
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of females | 584 |
| Number of males | 635 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 395 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 584 |
| POP M | 635 |
| POP TOT | 1,219 |
| Total population | 1,219 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 769 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 40 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,179 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 244 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 27 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 216 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 214 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 256 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 842 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 599 |
| Acres of hay crops | 140 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 950 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,792 |
| Acres of oats | 87 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 78 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,041 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,083 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,479 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 765 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,063 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| CRN BU | 120 |
| HAY AC | 140 |
| HAY TONS | 130 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 35 |
| Number of chickens | 1,480 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 58 |
| Number of geese | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 102 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 46 |
| Number of other fowl | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 181 |
| Number of sheep | 45 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of swine | 53 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 170 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 87 |
| OAT BU | 2,041 |
| PEA BU | 1,083 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 3,479 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 207 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,479 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 130 |
| WHT AC | 78 |
| WHT FALL BU | 130 |
| WHT SP BU | 765 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,479 |
| CATTLE KS | 35 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 419 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 769 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 207 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 244 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 40 |
| GEESE | 149 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,480 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 244 |
| HOUSES B | 27 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 214 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 119 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 216 |
| INF 11 A | 181 |
| MD FEM | 199 |
| MD MALE | 196 |
| MD TOT | 395 |
| MILK COWS | 102 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 58 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 46 |
| OTHERS | 1,179 |
| SHEEP | 45 |
| SHEEP KS | 33 |
| SUP AM | 950 |
| SUP FOR | 842 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 256 |
| SUP SC | 599 |
| SUP TOT | 1,792 |
| SWINE | 53 |
| SWINE KS | 170 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,063 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5443310
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_Falls
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). "Fenelon Falls, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-falls-village-on121007-1891/.