Killarney, Ontario (1891 census)
Killarney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.029°N, 81.550°W.
Population
In 1891, Killarney had a population of 501: 270 male and 231 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 220 |
| 1881 | 405 |
| 1891 | 501 |
| 1901 | 288 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Killarney, 1881 (61.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Killarney, 1901 (72.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Picnic Island, 1901 (17.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitefish River, Mouth, 1901 (8.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Killarney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 231 |
| Number of males | 270 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 77 |
| Number of married persons | 155 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 231 |
| POP M | 270 |
| POP TOT | 501 |
| Total population | 501 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 137 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 318 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 194 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 307 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 77 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 77 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 38 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 86 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 166 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 40,471 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 636 |
| Acres of hay crops | 143 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 860 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,331 |
| Acres of oats | 18 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,481 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| CRN BU | 136 |
| HAY AC | 143 |
| HAY TONS | 178 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 306 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 175 |
| Number of milk cows | 38 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 58 |
| Number of other cattle | 51 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 45 |
| Number of sheep | 56 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| Number of swine | 87 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 11 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 18 |
| OAT BU | 294 |
| PEA BU | 80 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,481 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 240 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,915 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 178 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,915 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 137 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 181 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 318 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 240 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 194 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 306 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 175 |
| HOUSES | 77 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 77 |
| INF 11 A | 45 |
| MD FEM | 78 |
| MD MALE | 77 |
| MD TOT | 155 |
| MILK COWS | 38 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 43 |
| OC TOT | 58 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 51 |
| OTHERS | 307 |
| SHEEP | 56 |
| SHEEP KS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 860 |
| SUP FOR | 40,471 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 166 |
| SUP SC | 636 |
| SUP TOT | 41,331 |
| SWINE | 87 |
| SWINE KS | 11 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 86 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 233 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON092033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Killarney, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/killarney-on046010-1891/.