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 density was 37.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 47 |
| 1861 | 1,842 |
| 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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 524 |
| Number of families | 524 |
| Number of females | 1,411 |
| Number of males | 1,492 |
| Number of married females | 432 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 865 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP F | 1,411 |
| POP M | 1,492 |
| POP TOT | 2,903 |
| Total population | 2,903 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 916 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,022 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,938 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 14 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,889 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 517 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 38 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 475 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 255 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 262 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 252 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 519 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 755 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 631 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,271 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,099 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,571 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,438 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,473 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,572 |
| Acres of oats | 6,263 |
| Acres of potatoes | 276 |
| Acres of turnips | 301 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,724 |
| BAR AC | 755 |
| BAR BU | 15,581 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,581 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 756 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 142,511 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 50,534 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,948 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,896 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 108,859 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 43,589 |
| BWT BU | 400 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 756 |
| HAY AC | 6,438 |
| HAY TONS | 8,958 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,488 |
| Number of chickens | 15,898 |
| Number of ducks | 418 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 413 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 77 |
| Number of geese | 662 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 633 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 989 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,799 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 490 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,464 |
| Number of other fowl | 66 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 169 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 124 |
| Number of sheep | 3,837 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,433 |
| Number of swine | 1,544 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,915 |
| Number of turkeys | 207 |
| OAT AC | 6,263 |
| OAT BU | 142,511 |
| PEA BU | 50,534 |
| POT AC | 276 |
| POT BU | 28,948 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 9,984 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16,597 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,584 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 136,786 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,958 |
| WHT AC | 2,724 |
| WHT FALL BU | 43,589 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,896 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 101 |
| A 11 50 | 69 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 169 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| BUTTER LB | 136,786 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,488 |
| CHEESE LB | 9,984 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 916 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,022 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,938 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16,597 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 633 |
| DUCKS | 418 |
| FAMILIES | 524 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,584 |
| FRN CA | 14 |
| GEESE | 662 |
| GRA BU | 188 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,898 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 989 |
| HOUSES | 517 |
| HOUSES B | 38 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 74 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 255 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 252 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 262 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 475 |
| INF 11 A | 124 |
| MD FEM | 432 |
| MD MALE | 433 |
| MD TOT | 865 |
| MILK COWS | 1,799 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 77 |
| OC P | 413 |
| OC TOT | 490 |
| OTHER FOWL | 66 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,464 |
| OTHERS | 2,889 |
| SHEEP | 3,837 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,433 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 34,473 |
| SUP FOR | 10,099 |
| SUP JV | 631 |
| SUP PAT | 9,271 |
| SUP SC | 24,571 |
| SUP TOT | 44,572 |
| SWINE | 1,544 |
| SWINE KS | 1,915 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 519 |
| TUR AC | 301 |
| TUR BU | 108,859 |
| TURKEY | 207 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
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/.