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 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,110 total population, 2,633 males, 2,477 females, 1,674 married persons, 1,002 families, 837 married females, 837 married males, 211 widowed persons, 135 widowed females, 76 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,225 single persons under 18, 1,720 single males under 18, 1,505 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,106 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,002 houses, 1,002 occupied houses, 830 houses built of wood, 673 houses of 2 stories, 514 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 327 houses of 1 story, 157 houses of 4 rooms, 156 houses built of brick, 146 houses of 5 rooms, 95 houses of 3 rooms, 52 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses built of stone, 9 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 207,689 pounds of homemade butter, 170,070 bushels of oats, 161,840 bushels of turnips, 101,915 bushels of barley, 84,793 bushels of winter wheat, 67,351 bushels of potatoes, 59,225 acres of land in farms, 58,702 bushels of peas, 47,418 acres of improved land in farms, 38,826 acres of farmland under crops, 25,884 chickens, 20,191 bushels of spring wheat, 14,795 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,807 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,638 acres of wheat, 7,635 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,576 tons of hay, 7,434 acres of oats, 6,931 bushels of rye, 5,854 acres of hay crops, 4,935 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,900 acres of barley, 4,667 swine, 3,351 sheep, 2,857 other cattle, 2,248 milk cows, 1,953 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,864 horses aged over 3 years, 1,477 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,427 geese, 1,329 cattle killed or sold, 1,004 bushels of corn, 957 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 886 occupants of farms, 807 horses aged 3 years and under, 704 turkeys, 664 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 608 farm occupants who own their land, 589 ducks, 538 acres of potatoes, 379 acres of turnips, 367 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 360 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 335 bushels of buckwheat, 273 farm occupants who rent their land, 225 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 146 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 115 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 105 bushels of beans, 40 other fowl, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen, 5 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Albert Harper | 1873–1901 | born here |
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/.