McKillop, Ontario (1881 census)
McKillop was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,046. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6801880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.600°N, 81.309°W.
Population
In 1881, McKillop had a population of 4,046: 2,068 male and 1,978 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 1881
In the 1881 census, McKillop shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,046 total population, 2,068 males, 1,978 females, 1,165 married persons, 690 families, 583 married females, 582 married males, 119 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,762 single persons under 18, 1,452 single males under 18, 1,310 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 690 inhabited houses, 690 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 155,978 bushels of oats, 138,816 bushels of winter wheat, 78,131 bushels of turnips, 44,346 bushels of potatoes, 36,951 bushels of peas and beans, 27,161 bushels of spring wheat, 26,268 bushels of other root crops, 21,333 bushels of barley, 8,642 acres of wheat, 7,648 tons of hay, 5,606 acres of hay crops, 876 bushels of corn, 368 acres of potatoes, 120 bushels of rye, 112 bushels of buckwheat, 111 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,047 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:
ON174005— 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 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). "McKillop, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mckillop-on174005-1881/.