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 density was 46.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kinloss shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 683 |
| Number of families | 683 |
| Number of females | 1,730 |
| Number of males | 1,898 |
| Number of married females | 512 |
| Number of married males | 516 |
| Number of married persons | 1,028 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP TOT | 3,628 |
| Total population | 3,628 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,153 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,343 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,496 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 674 |
| Number of occupied houses | 676 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,236 |
| Acres of potatoes | 345 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,365 |
| BAR BU | 8,495 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,495 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 91,259 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,646 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 38,471 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,581 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,381 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 49,832 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 95,574 |
| CRN BU | 140 |
| HAY AC | 4,236 |
| HAY TONS | 4,617 |
| OAT BU | 91,259 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 38,471 |
| POT AC | 345 |
| POT BU | 31,581 |
| RYE BU | 197 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,617 |
| WHT AC | 6,365 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,381 |
| WHT WTR BU | 95,574 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,153 |
| C UNMD M | 1,343 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,496 |
| D OCC | 676 |
| FEMALE | 1,730 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 674 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 1,898 |
| MD F | 512 |
| MD M | 516 |
| MD TOT | 1,028 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,646 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 49,832 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
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/.