Fenelon Falls, VL, Ontario (1881 census)

Fenelon Falls, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,155: 579 male and 576 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, VL shared boundaries with:

• Fenelon

Full census record, 1881

The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,155 total population, 579 males, 576 females, 384 married persons, 215 families, 193 married males, 191 married females, 38 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 733 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 362 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 212 inhabited houses, 212 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,340 bushels of oats, 2,230 bushels of potatoes, 450 bushels of turnips, 390 bushels of spring wheat, 350 bushels of rye, 325 bushels of barley, 300 bushels of buckwheat, 270 bushels of peas and beans, 250 bushels of other root crops, 80 bushels of winter wheat, 60 tons of hay, 57 acres of hay crops, 37 acres of wheat, 14 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)

Residents in 1881

The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,155 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: 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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-falls-vl-on130003-1881/.