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 density was 27.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Fenelon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 537 |
| Number of families | 537 |
| Number of females | 1,513 |
| Number of males | 1,581 |
| Number of married females | 482 |
| Number of married males | 480 |
| Number of married persons | 962 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 3,094 |
| Total population | 3,094 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,082 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,065 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 516 |
| Number of occupied houses | 529 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,996 |
| Acres of potatoes | 370 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,736 |
| BAR BU | 58,502 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 58,502 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 407 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,574 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 116,800 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,393 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 36,226 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,768 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 660 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 54,199 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 105,414 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 695 |
| BWT BU | 407 |
| CRN BU | 1,574 |
| HAY AC | 2,996 |
| HAY TONS | 2,913 |
| OAT BU | 116,800 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 36,226 |
| POT AC | 370 |
| POT BU | 43,768 |
| RYE BU | 660 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,913 |
| WHT AC | 5,736 |
| WHT SP BU | 54,199 |
| WHT WTR BU | 695 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 983 |
| C UNMD M | 1,082 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,065 |
| D OCC | 529 |
| FEMALE | 1,513 |
| GRA BU | 114 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 516 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 1,581 |
| MD F | 482 |
| MD M | 480 |
| MD TOT | 962 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,393 |
| SHAN | 13 |
| TUR BU | 105,414 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
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/.