McKillop, Ontario (1891 census)
McKillop was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.599°N, 81.310°W.
Population
In 1891, McKillop had a population of 3,086: 1,515 male and 1,571 female residents. Population density was 34.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, McKillop shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 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 | 561 |
| Number of families | 561 |
| Number of females | 1,571 |
| Number of males | 1,515 |
| Number of married females | 463 |
| Number of married males | 463 |
| Number of married persons | 926 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP F | 1,571 |
| POP M | 1,515 |
| POP TOT | 3,086 |
| Total population | 3,086 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,041 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,006 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,047 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,085 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 559 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 85 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 25 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 449 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 516 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 258 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 559 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,162 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,679 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,966 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,475 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,504 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,745 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,711 |
| Acres of oats | 7,520 |
| Acres of potatoes | 323 |
| Acres of turnips | 432 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,403 |
| BAR AC | 2,162 |
| BAR BU | 53,794 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 53,794 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 502 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,109 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 231,307 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 49,089 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,806 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,302 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 175,064 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60,874 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 290 |
| CRN BU | 3,109 |
| HAY AC | 7,504 |
| HAY TONS | 12,806 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,524 |
| Number of chickens | 24,001 |
| Number of ducks | 507 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 454 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 83 |
| Number of geese | 1,083 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 875 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,279 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,819 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 538 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,696 |
| Number of other fowl | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 200 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 86 |
| Number of sheep | 3,324 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10,041 |
| Number of swine | 2,650 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,576 |
| Number of turkeys | 393 |
| OAT AC | 7,520 |
| OAT BU | 231,307 |
| PEA BU | 49,089 |
| POT AC | 323 |
| POT BU | 35,806 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,055 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 176,216 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,806 |
| WHT AC | 3,403 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60,874 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,302 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 102 |
| A 11 50 | 117 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 200 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 176,216 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,524 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,041 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,006 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,047 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,055 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 875 |
| DUCKS | 507 |
| FAMILIES | 561 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,083 |
| GRA BU | 502 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,001 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,279 |
| HOUSES | 559 |
| HOUSES B | 85 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 110 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 516 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 25 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 258 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 449 |
| INF 11 A | 86 |
| MD FEM | 463 |
| MD MALE | 463 |
| MD TOT | 926 |
| MILK COWS | 1,819 |
| NAME CD | Huron, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 83 |
| OC P | 454 |
| OC TOT | 538 |
| OTHER FOWL | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,696 |
| OTHERS | 3,085 |
| SHEEP | 3,324 |
| SHEEP KS | 10,041 |
| SILOS | 290 |
| SUP AM | 42,745 |
| SUP FOR | 6,966 |
| SUP PAT | 12,679 |
| SUP SC | 29,475 |
| SUP TOT | 49,711 |
| SWINE | 2,650 |
| SWINE KS | 2,576 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 559 |
| TUR AC | 432 |
| TUR BU | 175,064 |
| TURKEY | 393 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077004— 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 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). "McKillop, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mckillop-on077004-1891/.