Fenelon, Ontario (1891 census)
Fenelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,809. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.484°N, 78.789°W.
Population
In 1891, Fenelon had a population of 2,809: 1,450 male and 1,359 female residents. Population density was 25.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fenelon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 529 |
| Number of families | 529 |
| Number of females | 1,359 |
| Number of males | 1,450 |
| Number of married females | 450 |
| Number of married males | 451 |
| Number of married persons | 901 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 1,359 |
| POP M | 1,450 |
| POP TOT | 2,809 |
| Total population | 2,809 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 856 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 953 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,809 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,804 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 517 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 445 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 272 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 245 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 250 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 525 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,551 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 399 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,194 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,766 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,955 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,639 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,548 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,314 |
| Acres of oats | 5,785 |
| Acres of potatoes | 407 |
| Acres of turnips | 400 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,675 |
| BAR AC | 2,551 |
| BAR BU | 46,752 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46,752 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,043 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 931 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 780 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 124,387 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38,867 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,822 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,890 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 60,262 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 148,109 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,967 |
| BWT BU | 1,043 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 92 |
| CRN BU | 780 |
| HAY AC | 4,639 |
| HAY TONS | 4,437 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,008 |
| Number of chickens | 15,489 |
| Number of ducks | 192 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 402 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 104 |
| Number of geese | 727 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 457 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,140 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,655 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 509 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,293 |
| Number of other fowl | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 116 |
| Number of sheep | 3,414 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,988 |
| Number of swine | 2,382 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,521 |
| Number of turkeys | 333 |
| OAT AC | 5,785 |
| OAT BU | 124,387 |
| PEA BU | 38,867 |
| POT AC | 407 |
| POT BU | 48,822 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 685 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16,637 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 598 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 106,020 |
| RYE BU | 1,890 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,437 |
| WHT AC | 5,675 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5,967 |
| WHT SP BU | 60,262 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 112 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 202 |
| BEN BU | 199 |
| BUTTER LB | 106,020 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,008 |
| CHEESE LB | 685 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 856 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 953 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,809 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16,637 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 457 |
| DUCKS | 192 |
| FAMILIES | 529 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 598 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 727 |
| GRA BU | 931 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,489 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,140 |
| HOUSES | 517 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 98 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 272 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 250 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 445 |
| INF 11 A | 116 |
| MD FEM | 450 |
| MD MALE | 451 |
| MD TOT | 901 |
| MILK COWS | 1,655 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 104 |
| OC P | 402 |
| OC TOT | 509 |
| OTHER FOWL | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,293 |
| OTHERS | 2,804 |
| SHEEP | 3,414 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,988 |
| SILOS | 92 |
| SUP AM | 33,548 |
| SUP FOR | 14,766 |
| SUP JV | 399 |
| SUP PAT | 8,194 |
| SUP SC | 24,955 |
| SUP TOT | 48,314 |
| SWINE | 2,382 |
| SWINE KS | 2,521 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 525 |
| TUR AC | 400 |
| TUR BU | 148,109 |
| TURKEY | 333 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121006— 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 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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-on121006-1891/.