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 density was 39.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Innisfil shared boundaries with:
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 | 1,029 |
| Number of families | 1,029 |
| Number of females | 2,660 |
| Number of males | 2,839 |
| Number of married females | 869 |
| Number of married males | 877 |
| Number of married persons | 1,746 |
| Number of widowed females | 116 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| POP TOT | 5,499 |
| Total population | 5,499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,675 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,903 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,578 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,026 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,028 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,370 |
| Acres of potatoes | 636 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,222 |
| BAR BU | 69,568 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 69,568 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 874 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 149,785 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20,733 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 48,556 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,853 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,191 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 37,017 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 111,768 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 102,773 |
| BWT BU | 57 |
| CRN BU | 874 |
| HAY AC | 5,370 |
| HAY TONS | 6,427 |
| OAT BU | 149,785 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 48,556 |
| POT AC | 636 |
| POT BU | 69,853 |
| RYE BU | 4,191 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,427 |
| WHT AC | 10,222 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,017 |
| WHT WTR BU | 102,773 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,675 |
| C UNMD M | 1,903 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,578 |
| D OCC | 1,028 |
| FEMALE | 2,660 |
| GRA BU | 337 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,026 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 2,839 |
| MD F | 869 |
| MD M | 877 |
| MD TOT | 1,746 |
| NUMBER CD | 138 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 20,733 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 111,768 |
| WID F | 116 |
| WID M | 59 |
| WID TOT | 175 |
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/.