Killarney, Ontario (1881 census)
Killarney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 405. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2599367. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.022°N, 81.428°W.
Population
In 1881, Killarney had a population of 405: 206 male and 199 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 Killarney, 1871 (9.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Killarney, 1891 (61.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Killarney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 405 total population, 206 males, 199 females, 130 married persons, 67 families, 65 married females, 65 married males, 19 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 256 single persons under 18, 138 single males under 18, 118 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 67 inhabited houses, 67 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,162 bushels of potatoes, 449 bushels of corn, 425 bushels of oats, 154 bushels of turnips, 132 bushels of other root crops, 103 bushels of spring wheat, 90 bushels of peas and beans, 35 acres of potatoes, 7 acres of wheat, 6 acres of hay crops, 3 tons of hay. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 405 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:
ON182013— 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 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). "Killarney, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/killarney-on182013-1881/.