Flos, Ontario (1891 census)
Flos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,782. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.538°N, 79.878°W.
Population
In 1891, Flos had a population of 3,782: 2,016 male and 1,766 female residents. Population density was 33.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Flos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 678 |
| Number of families | 678 |
| Number of females | 1,766 |
| Number of males | 2,016 |
| Number of married females | 572 |
| Number of married males | 573 |
| Number of married persons | 1,145 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP F | 1,766 |
| POP M | 2,016 |
| POP TOT | 3,782 |
| Total population | 3,782 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,138 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,395 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,533 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,781 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 674 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 641 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 206 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 468 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 283 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 674 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 978 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 425 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,363 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,387 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,712 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,708 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,500 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,887 |
| Acres of oats | 4,654 |
| Acres of potatoes | 422 |
| Acres of turnips | 216 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,208 |
| BAR AC | 978 |
| BAR BU | 20,509 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,509 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,558 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 121,680 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 62,098 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,234 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 685 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 33,833 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 85,646 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50,581 |
| BWT BU | 72 |
| CRN BU | 1,558 |
| HAY AC | 5,708 |
| HAY TONS | 7,745 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,648 |
| Number of chickens | 16,782 |
| Number of ducks | 282 |
| Number of employees on farms | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 435 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 129 |
| Number of geese | 733 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 546 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,322 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,829 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 576 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,867 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 234 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 113 |
| Number of sheep | 3,658 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,460 |
| Number of swine | 2,663 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,395 |
| Number of turkeys | 251 |
| OAT AC | 4,654 |
| OAT BU | 121,680 |
| PEA BU | 62,098 |
| POT AC | 422 |
| POT BU | 51,234 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,280 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,407 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,336 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 131,828 |
| RYE BU | 685 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,745 |
| WHT AC | 6,208 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50,581 |
| WHT SP BU | 33,833 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 134 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 234 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| BUTTER LB | 131,828 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,648 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,138 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,533 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,407 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 546 |
| DUCKS | 282 |
| FAMILIES | 678 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,336 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 733 |
| GRA BU | 475 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,782 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,322 |
| HOUSES | 674 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 100 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 206 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 283 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 122 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 468 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 641 |
| INF 11 A | 113 |
| MD FEM | 572 |
| MD MALE | 573 |
| MD TOT | 1,145 |
| MILK COWS | 1,829 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, North-Nord |
| OC E | 12 |
| OC F | 129 |
| OC P | 435 |
| OC TOT | 576 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,867 |
| OTHERS | 3,781 |
| SHEEP | 3,658 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,460 |
| SUP AM | 31,500 |
| SUP FOR | 16,387 |
| SUP JV | 425 |
| SUP PAT | 5,363 |
| SUP SC | 25,712 |
| SUP TOT | 47,887 |
| SWINE | 2,663 |
| SWINE KS | 3,395 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 674 |
| TUR AC | 216 |
| TUR BU | 85,646 |
| TURKEY | 251 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118004— 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 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). "Flos, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flos-on118004-1891/.