Killarney, Ontario (1871 census)
Killarney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 220. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2599367. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.232°N, 81.392°W.
Population
In 1871, Killarney had a population of 220: 125 male and 95 female residents.
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 was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, Village, 1861 (3.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Killarney, 1881 (9.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Killarney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 220 total population, 125 males, 95 females, 64 married persons, 39 families, 34 married males, 30 married females, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 153 single persons under 18, 90 single males under 18, 63 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 39 occupied houses, 31 inhabited houses, 8 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 850,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON092033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2599367
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/killarney-on088001-1871/.