Franklin, Sinclair, Ontario (1881 census)
Franklin, Sinclair was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.367°N, 79.042°W.
Population
In 1881, Franklin, Sinclair had a population of 687: 386 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey, 1891 (66.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Franklin, Sinclair shared boundaries with:
- Chaffey, Perry, Bethune, Proudfoot
- Mclean, Ridout
- NO DATA
- Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock
- Stephenson. Brunel
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 | 127 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 301 |
| Number of males | 386 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 219 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 458 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 126 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 336 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of wheat | 259 |
| BAR BU | 105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 806 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,630 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,218 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 631 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,098 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,463 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,559 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,686 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| BWT BU | 806 |
| CRN BU | 1,630 |
| HAY AC | 336 |
| HAY TONS | 356 |
| OAT BU | 9,218 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,098 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 12,463 |
| RYE BU | 23 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 356 |
| WHT AC | 259 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,559 |
| WHT WTR BU | 63 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 190 |
| C UNMD M | 268 |
| C UNMD TOT | 458 |
| D OCC | 127 |
| FEMALE | 301 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 126 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 386 |
| MD F | 109 |
| MD M | 110 |
| MD TOT | 219 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 631 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 20,686 |
| WID F | 2 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Franklin, Sinclair, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/franklin-sinclair-on131012-1881/.