Kinloss, Ontario (1891 census)
Kinloss was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,903. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261926. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.011°N, 81.451°W.
Population
In 1891, Kinloss had a population of 2,903: 1,492 male and 1,411 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,430 |
| 1881 | 3,628 |
| 1891 | 2,903 |
| 1901 | 2,355 |
| 1911 | 1,813 |
| 1921 | 1,585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kinloss shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,903 total population, 1,492 males, 1,411 females, 865 married persons, 524 families, 433 married males, 432 married females, 100 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,938 single persons under 18, 1,022 single males under 18, 916 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,889 persons who are not French Canadian, 14 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 519 occupied houses, 517 houses, 475 houses built of wood, 262 houses of 2 stories, 255 houses of 1 story, 252 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 5 rooms, 74 houses of 4 rooms, 59 houses of 3 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 38 houses built of brick, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 142,511 bushels of oats, 136,786 pounds of homemade butter, 108,859 bushels of turnips, 50,534 bushels of peas, 44,572 acres of land in farms, 43,589 bushels of winter wheat, 34,473 acres of improved land in farms, 28,948 bushels of potatoes, 24,571 acres of farmland under crops, 16,597 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15,898 chickens, 15,581 bushels of barley, 10,099 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,984 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,271 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,958 tons of hay, 6,438 acres of hay crops, 6,263 acres of oats, 3,896 bushels of spring wheat, 3,837 sheep, 3,464 other cattle, 2,724 acres of wheat, 2,433 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,915 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,799 milk cows, 1,584 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,544 swine, 1,488 cattle killed or sold, 989 horses aged over 3 years, 756 bushels of corn, 755 acres of barley, 662 geese, 633 horses aged 3 years and under, 631 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 490 occupants of farms, 418 ducks, 413 farm occupants who own their land, 400 bushels of buckwheat, 301 acres of turnips, 276 acres of potatoes, 207 turkeys, 188 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 169 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 124 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 101 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 77 farm occupants who rent their land, 69 bushels of beans, 69 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 66 other fowl, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Hutchison Garnier | 1823–1898 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261926
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). "Kinloss, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kinloss-on053005-1891/.