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 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 density was 44.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, McKillop shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 690 |
| Number of families | 690 |
| Number of females | 1,978 |
| Number of males | 2,068 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 582 |
| Number of married persons | 1,165 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP TOT | 4,046 |
| Total population | 4,046 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,310 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,452 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,762 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 690 |
| Number of occupied houses | 690 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,606 |
| Acres of potatoes | 368 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,642 |
| BAR BU | 21,333 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,333 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 876 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 155,978 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 26,268 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 36,951 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,346 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 27,161 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 78,131 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 138,816 |
| BWT BU | 112 |
| CRN BU | 876 |
| HAY AC | 5,606 |
| HAY TONS | 7,648 |
| OAT BU | 155,978 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 36,951 |
| POT AC | 368 |
| POT BU | 44,346 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,648 |
| WHT AC | 8,642 |
| WHT SP BU | 27,161 |
| WHT WTR BU | 138,816 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,310 |
| C UNMD M | 1,452 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,762 |
| D OCC | 690 |
| FEMALE | 1,978 |
| GRA BU | 111 |
| H INHAB | 690 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 2,068 |
| MD F | 583 |
| MD M | 582 |
| MD TOT | 1,165 |
| NUMBER CD | 174 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 26,268 |
| TUR BU | 78,131 |
| WID F | 85 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON174005— 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 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/.