Innisfil, Ontario (1901 census)
Innisfil was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,858. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 79.616°W.
Population
In 1901, Innisfil had a population of 3,858: 1,958 male and 1,900 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,341 |
| 1861 | 4,573 |
| 1871 | 5,480 |
| 1881 | 5,499 |
| 1891 | 5,110 |
| 1901 | 3,858 |
| 1911 | 3,499 |
| 1921 | 3,330 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Innisfil shared boundaries with:
- Allandale (part of Barrie Town)
- Barrie, Town—Ville
- Essa
- Gwillimbury N
- Gwillimbury, West—Ouest
- Oro
- Vespra
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 823 |
| Number of females | 1,900 |
| Number of males | 1,958 |
| Number of married females | 678 |
| Number of married males | 675 |
| Number of single females | 1,124 |
| Number of single males | 1,217 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| POP F | 1,900 |
| POP M | 1,958 |
| POP TOT | 3,858 |
| Total population | 3,858 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 812 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 70,687 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 70,687 |
| FAMILIES | 823 |
| HOUSES | 812 |
| MARRIED F | 678 |
| MARRIED M | 675 |
| SINGLE F | 1,124 |
| SINGLE M | 1,217 |
| WIDOWED F | 98 |
| WIDOWED M | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492080
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innisfil
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innisfil
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Innisfil, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/innisfil-on115005-1901/.