Kinlas, Ontario (1861 census)
Kinlas was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.011°N, 81.452°W.
Population
In 1861, Kinlas had a population of 1,842: 1,002 male and 840 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 47 |
| 1861 | 1,842 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Kinlas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,842 total population, 1,002 males, Male members of the family who are present: 932, 840 females, Female members of the family who are present: 795, 725 single males, 535 single females, 291 married females, 262 married males, 131 males attending school, 118 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 70, Females present who are not members of the family: 45, 36 male births, 34 adult females unable to read or write, 30 female births, 25 adult males unable to read or write, 15 widowed males, 14 widowed females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 151 single males aged 10 to 15, 146 males aged 5 to 10, 132 females aged 5 to 10, 110 single males aged 15 to 20, 108 single males aged 20 to 30, 97 single females aged 10 to 15, 93 married females aged 20 to 30, 88 single females aged 15 to 20, 84 married males aged 30 to 40, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 single females aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 949 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 384 persons originating in Scotland, 270 persons originating in Ireland, 89 persons originating in England or Wales, 65 persons originating in New Brunswick, 38 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 31 persons originating in the United States, 16 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $271,430 value farms (dollars), 51,004 bushels of turnips, 43,090 bushels of spring wheat, 34,877 acres of land in farms, 29,306 pounds of homemade butter, 28,911 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,084 bushels of potatoes, 12,543 bushels of oats, 12,073 pounds of maple sugar, $7,228 value farm implements in dollars, 6,943 bushels of peas, $6,100 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,966 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,880 acres of farmland under crops, $4,748 value all livestock, 2,250 acres of spring wheat, 2,015 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,832 bushels of barley, 1,063 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,034 swine, 982 tons of hay, 859 bushels of winter wheat, 822 calves and heifers, 788 sheep, 771 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 610 milk cows, 501 bulls, oxen, or steers, 499 acres of oats, 383 barrels of pork, 355 acres of peas, 324 occupants of farms, 281 acres of turnips, 233 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 226 acres of potatoes, 201 horses aged 3 years and under, 192 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, $105 value garden and orchard crops, 90 barrels of beef, 87 acres of barley, 81 horses aged over 3 years, 80 bushels of rye, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 acres of winter wheat, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 pounds of hops, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 23 acres of farmland in gardens, 16 bushels of carrots, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 8 bushels of corn, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of rye, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,095 yards of flannel, 577 yards of fulled cloth, $90 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON066013— 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 1861 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). "Kinlas, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kinlas-on066013-1861/.