Fenelon, Ontario (1871 census)
Fenelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,949. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.485°N, 78.789°W.
Population
In 1871, Fenelon had a population of 3,949: 2,070 male and 1,879 female residents. Population density was 35.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 590 |
| 1861 | 2,122 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 3,094 |
| 1891 | 2,809 |
| 1901 | 2,470 |
| 1911 | 2,304 |
| 1921 | 1,895 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fenelon Falls, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Fenelon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 683 |
| Number of females | 1,879 |
| Number of males | 2,070 |
| Number of married females | 615 |
| Number of married males | 619 |
| Number of married persons | 1,234 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| Total population | 3,949 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,421 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,620 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 678 |
| Number of occupied houses | 679 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 18,369 |
| BWT BU | 430 |
| CRN BU | 322 |
| HAY AC | 3,644 |
| HAY TONS | 3,408 |
| OAT BU | 56,677 |
| PEA BU | 21,834 |
| POT AC | 430 |
| POT BU | 53,036 |
| RYE BU | 95 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,001 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36,548 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,758 |
| AREA | 69,120 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| CD | 53 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 683 |
| FEMALE | 1,879 |
| GRA BU | 466 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 679 |
| INHABITED | 678 |
| MALE | 2,070 |
| MARRIED F | 615 |
| MARRIED M | 619 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,234 |
| POPULATION | 3,949 |
| ROOT BU | 2,630 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,199 |
| SINGLE M | 1,421 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,620 |
| TUR BU | 56,346 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5443317
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenelon_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-on053002-1871/.