Innisfil, Ontario (1891 census)
Innisfil was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 79.617°W.
Population
In 1891, Innisfil had a population of 5,110: 2,633 male and 2,477 female residents. Population density was 36.5 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).
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 contained Allandale (part of Barrie Town), 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Innisfil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 1,002 |
| Number of families | 1,002 |
| Number of females | 2,477 |
| Number of males | 2,633 |
| Number of married females | 837 |
| Number of married males | 837 |
| Number of married persons | 1,674 |
| Number of widowed females | 135 |
| Number of widowed males | 76 |
| Number of widowed persons | 211 |
| POP F | 2,477 |
| POP M | 2,633 |
| POP TOT | 5,110 |
| Total population | 5,110 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,720 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,225 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,106 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,002 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 156 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 830 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 327 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 673 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 157 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 146 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 514 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,002 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,900 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 957 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,635 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,807 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 38,826 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,854 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 47,418 |
| Acres of land in farms | 59,225 |
| Acres of oats | 7,434 |
| Acres of potatoes | 538 |
| Acres of turnips | 379 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,638 |
| BAR AC | 4,900 |
| BAR BU | 101,915 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 101,915 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 664 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,004 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 170,070 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 58,702 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,351 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,931 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,191 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 161,840 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 84,793 |
| BWT BU | 335 |
| CRN BU | 1,004 |
| HAY AC | 5,854 |
| HAY TONS | 7,576 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,329 |
| Number of chickens | 25,884 |
| Number of ducks | 589 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 608 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 273 |
| Number of geese | 1,427 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 807 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,864 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,248 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 886 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,857 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 225 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 367 |
| Number of sheep | 3,351 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,953 |
| Number of swine | 4,667 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,935 |
| Number of turkeys | 704 |
| OAT AC | 7,434 |
| OAT BU | 170,070 |
| PEA BU | 58,702 |
| POT AC | 538 |
| POT BU | 67,351 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 360 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,795 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,477 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 207,689 |
| RYE BU | 6,931 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,576 |
| WHT AC | 7,638 |
| WHT FALL BU | 84,793 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,191 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 146 |
| A 11 50 | 115 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 225 |
| BEN BU | 105 |
| BUTTER LB | 207,689 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,329 |
| CHEESE LB | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,225 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,795 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 807 |
| DUCKS | 589 |
| FAMILIES | 1,002 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,477 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 1,427 |
| GRA BU | 664 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,884 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,864 |
| HOUSES | 1,002 |
| HOUSES B | 156 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 146 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 157 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 514 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 95 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 673 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 830 |
| INF 11 A | 367 |
| MD FEM | 837 |
| MD MALE | 837 |
| MD TOT | 1,674 |
| MILK COWS | 2,248 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, South-Sud |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 273 |
| OC P | 608 |
| OC TOT | 886 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,857 |
| OTHERS | 5,106 |
| SHEEP | 3,351 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,953 |
| SUP AM | 47,418 |
| SUP FOR | 11,807 |
| SUP JV | 957 |
| SUP PAT | 7,635 |
| SUP SC | 38,826 |
| SUP TOT | 59,225 |
| SWINE | 4,667 |
| SWINE KS | 4,935 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,002 |
| TUR AC | 379 |
| TUR BU | 161,840 |
| TURKEY | 704 |
| WID FEM | 135 |
| WID MALE | 76 |
| WID TOT | 211 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119004— 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 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). "Innisfil, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/innisfil-on119004-1891/.