Innisfil, Ontario (1881 census)
Innisfil was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,499. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 79.617°W.
Population
In 1881, Innisfil had a population of 5,499: 2,839 male and 2,660 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Innisfil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,499 total population, 2,839 males, 2,660 females, 1,746 married persons, 1,029 families, 877 married males, 869 married females, 175 widowed persons, 116 widowed females, 59 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,578 single persons under 18, 1,903 single males under 18, 1,675 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,028 occupied houses, 1,026 inhabited houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 149,785 bushels of oats, 111,768 bushels of turnips, 102,773 bushels of winter wheat, 69,853 bushels of potatoes, 69,568 bushels of barley, 48,556 bushels of peas and beans, 37,017 bushels of spring wheat, 20,733 bushels of other root crops, 10,222 acres of wheat, 6,427 tons of hay, 5,370 acres of hay crops, 4,191 bushels of rye, 874 bushels of corn, 636 acres of potatoes, 337 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Albert Harper | 1873–1901 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,499 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138008— 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 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). "Innisfil, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/innisfil-on138008-1881/.