Flos, Ontario (1871 census)
Flos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,756. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.538°N, 79.878°W.
Population
In 1871, Flos had a population of 1,756: 925 male and 831 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 953 |
| 1871 | 1,756 |
| 1881 | 3,141 |
| 1891 | 3,782 |
| 1901 | 3,897 |
| 1911 | 3,239 |
| 1921 | 3,034 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Flos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 309 |
| Number of females | 831 |
| Number of males | 925 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 258 |
| Number of married persons | 518 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 649 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,193 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,790 |
| BWT BU | 135 |
| CRN BU | 399 |
| HAY AC | 2,353 |
| HAY TONS | 2,811 |
| OAT BU | 41,878 |
| PEA BU | 15,253 |
| POT AC | 315 |
| POT BU | 36,397 |
| RYE BU | 118 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,460 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,598 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,466 |
| AREA | 65,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 309 |
| FEMALE | 831 |
| GRA BU | 78 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 306 |
| INHABITED | 306 |
| MALE | 925 |
| MARRIED F | 260 |
| MARRIED M | 258 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 518 |
| POPULATION | 1,756 |
| ROOT BU | 1,150 |
| SINGLE F | 544 |
| SINGLE M | 649 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,193 |
| TUR BU | 36,870 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261483
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). "Flos, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flos-on042006-1871/.