Allan, Ontario (1881 census)
Allan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 305. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.899°N, 82.348°W.
Population
In 1881, Allan had a population of 305: 163 male and 142 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 305 |
| 1891 | 317 |
| 1911 | 215 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Manitoulin, Centre, 1871 (10.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Allan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 305 total population, 163 males, 142 females, 80 married persons, 61 families, 40 married females, 40 married males, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 215 single persons under 18, 119 single males under 18, 96 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 59 inhabited houses, 59 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,535 bushels of turnips, 4,819 bushels of spring wheat, 3,273 bushels of potatoes, 1,688 bushels of oats, 1,392 bushels of peas and beans, 511 acres of wheat, 320 bushels of barley, 279 bushels of other root crops, 237 acres of hay crops, 183 tons of hay, 56 bushels of corn, 56 bushels of winter wheat, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 9 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 305 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:
ON182008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260687
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). "Allan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/allan-on182008-1881/.