McKillop, Ontario (1871 census)
McKillop was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,808. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6801880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.600°N, 81.309°W.
Population
In 1871, McKillop had a population of 3,808: 1,933 male and 1,875 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 848 |
| 1861 | 2,425 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 4,046 |
| 1891 | 3,086 |
| 1901 | 2,685 |
| 1911 | 2,239 |
| 1921 | 2,005 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, McKillop shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,808 total population, 1,933 males, 1,875 females, 1,122 married persons, 664 families, 562 married males, 560 married females, 90 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,596 single persons under 18, 1,345 single males under 18, 1,251 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 662 inhabited houses, 662 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 53,422 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6801880
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKillop,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "McKillop, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mckillop-on026008-1871/.