Fenelon Falls, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Fenelon Falls, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,155. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.525°N, 78.744°W.
Population
In 1881, Fenelon Falls, Village had a population of 1,155: 579 male and 576 female residents. Population density was 1151.4 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Fenelon, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Fenelon Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 576 |
| Number of males | 579 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 384 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,155 |
| Total population | 1,155 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 733 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 57 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 37 |
| BAR BU | 325 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,340 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,230 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| BWT BU | 300 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 57 |
| HAY TONS | 60 |
| OAT BU | 2,340 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 270 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 2,230 |
| RYE BU | 350 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 60 |
| WHT AC | 37 |
| WHT SP BU | 390 |
| WHT WTR BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 362 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 733 |
| D OCC | 212 |
| FEMALE | 576 |
| H INHAB | 212 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 579 |
| MD F | 191 |
| MD M | 193 |
| MD TOT | 384 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 250 |
| TUR BU | 450 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130003— 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 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). "Fenelon Falls, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-falls-village-on130003-1881/.