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 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 density was 42.2 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 664 |
| Number of females | 1,875 |
| Number of males | 1,933 |
| Number of married females | 560 |
| Number of married males | 562 |
| Number of married persons | 1,122 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| Total population | 3,808 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,596 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 662 |
| Number of occupied houses | 662 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,000 |
| BWT BU | 56 |
| CRN BU | 181 |
| HAY AC | 4,850 |
| HAY TONS | 5,464 |
| OAT BU | 70,880 |
| PEA BU | 25,248 |
| POT AC | 432 |
| POT BU | 38,969 |
| Total area (acres) | 53,422 |
| WHT SP BU | 29,916 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,168 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,708 |
| AREA | 53,422 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 151 |
| CD | 26 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 664 |
| FEMALE | 1,875 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 662 |
| INHABITED | 662 |
| MALE | 1,933 |
| MARRIED F | 560 |
| MARRIED M | 562 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,122 |
| POPULATION | 3,808 |
| ROOT BU | 7,895 |
| SINGLE F | 1,251 |
| SINGLE M | 1,345 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,596 |
| TUR BU | 59,797 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 64 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.