Flos, Ontario (1881 census)
Flos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.538°N, 79.878°W.
Population
In 1881, Flos had a population of 3,141: 1,688 male and 1,453 female residents. Population density was 27.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Flos 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 | 583 |
| Number of families | 583 |
| Number of females | 1,453 |
| Number of males | 1,688 |
| Number of married females | 463 |
| Number of married males | 468 |
| Number of married persons | 931 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP TOT | 3,141 |
| Total population | 3,141 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 933 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,183 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,116 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 567 |
| Number of occupied houses | 569 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,018 |
| Acres of potatoes | 395 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,800 |
| BAR BU | 9,151 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,151 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,671 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78,244 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,133 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 48,216 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,601 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,742 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 72,824 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30,543 |
| BWT BU | 145 |
| CRN BU | 2,671 |
| HAY AC | 4,018 |
| HAY TONS | 4,631 |
| OAT BU | 78,244 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 48,216 |
| POT AC | 395 |
| POT BU | 45,601 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,631 |
| WHT AC | 3,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,742 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30,543 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 933 |
| C UNMD M | 1,183 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,116 |
| D OCC | 569 |
| FEMALE | 1,453 |
| GRA BU | 207 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 567 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,688 |
| MD F | 463 |
| MD M | 468 |
| MD TOT | 931 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,133 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 72,824 |
| WID F | 57 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139007— 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 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). "Flos, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flos-on139007-1881/.