Fenelon, Ontario (1881 census)
Fenelon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,094. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5443317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.484°N, 78.789°W.
Population
In 1881, Fenelon had a population of 3,094: 1,581 male and 1,513 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Fenelon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,094 total population, 1,581 males, 1,513 females, 962 married persons, 537 families, 482 married females, 480 married males, 67 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,065 single persons under 18, 1,082 single males under 18, 983 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 529 occupied houses, 516 inhabited houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 116,800 bushels of oats, 105,414 bushels of turnips, 58,502 bushels of barley, 54,199 bushels of spring wheat, 43,768 bushels of potatoes, 36,226 bushels of peas and beans, 11,393 bushels of other root crops, 5,736 acres of wheat, 2,996 acres of hay crops, 2,913 tons of hay, 1,574 bushels of corn, 695 bushels of winter wheat, 660 bushels of rye, 407 bushels of buckwheat, 370 acres of potatoes, 114 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,094 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:
ON130002— 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 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, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fenelon-on130002-1881/.