Flos, Ontario (1861 census)
Flos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.538°N, 79.878°W.
Population
In 1861, Flos had a population of 953.
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 1861
In the 1861 census, Flos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 953 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 546 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 240 persons originating in Ireland, 97 persons originating in Scotland, 38 persons originating in England or Wales, 16 persons originating in the United States, 12 negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $117,860 value farms (dollars), 45,706 bushels of turnips, $27,049 value all livestock, 22,715 bushels of spring wheat, 21,395 bushels of oats, 20,600 bushels of potatoes, 14,360 pounds of homemade butter, 13,905 pounds of maple sugar, 11,256 acres of land in farms, $8,970 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,228 bushels of peas, $7,090 value farm implements in dollars, 7,059 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,197 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,619 acres of farmland under crops, 1,800 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,330 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,149 acres of spring wheat, 929 bushels of winter wheat, 836 swine, 670 acres of oats, 635 tons of hay, 578 acres of farmland in pasture, 485 sheep, 427 acres of peas, 363 calves and heifers, 335 bushels of corn, 318 barrels of pork, 302 milk cows, 215 acres of turnips, 200 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 171 bulls, oxen, or steers, 163 acres of potatoes, 134 bushels of buckwheat, 128 occupants of farms, 125 horses aged over 3 years, 122 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 76 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 acres of winter wheat, 40 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 bushels of barley, 17 barrels of beef, 14 acres of corn, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 7 acres of buckwheat, 3 bushels of carrots, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,243 yards of flannel, $390 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 262 yards of fulled cloth, 8 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flos-on098006-1861/.