Kinloss, Ontario (1881 census)
Kinloss was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,628. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261926. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.011°N, 81.451°W.
Population
In 1881, Kinloss had a population of 3,628: 1,898 male and 1,730 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kinloss shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,628 total population, 1,898 males, 1,730 females, 1,028 married persons, 683 families, 516 married males, 512 married females, 104 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,496 single persons under 18, 1,343 single males under 18, 1,153 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 676 occupied houses, 674 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 95,574 bushels of winter wheat, 91,259 bushels of oats, 49,832 bushels of turnips, 38,471 bushels of peas and beans, 31,581 bushels of potatoes, 12,381 bushels of spring wheat, 8,495 bushels of barley, 6,646 bushels of other root crops, 6,365 acres of wheat, 4,617 tons of hay, 4,236 acres of hay crops, 345 acres of potatoes, 197 bushels of rye, 140 bushels of corn, 83 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Hutchison Garnier | 1823–1898 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,628 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:
ON176002— 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 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). "Kinloss, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kinloss-on176002-1881/.