Anderdon, Ontario (1871 census)
Anderdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.147°N, 83.041°W.
Population
In 1871, Anderdon had a population of 1,895: 997 male and 898 female residents. Population density was 45.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,199 |
| 1861 | 1,505 |
| 1871 | 1,895 |
| 1881 | 2,406 |
| 1891 | 2,205 |
| 1901 | 2,071 |
| 1911 | 1,981 |
| 1921 | 1,967 |
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, Anderdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 346 |
| Number of females | 898 |
| Number of males | 997 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of married persons | 616 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 1,895 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 555 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 660 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,215 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 346 |
| Number of occupied houses | 346 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,913 |
| BWT BU | 589 |
| CRN BU | 74,404 |
| HAY AC | 1,334 |
| HAY TONS | 1,518 |
| OAT BU | 43,733 |
| PEA BU | 563 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 14,896 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,860 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,163 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,300 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,228 |
| AREA | 23,860 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 108 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 346 |
| FEMALE | 898 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 346 |
| INHABITED | 346 |
| MALE | 997 |
| MARRIED F | 308 |
| MARRIED M | 308 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 616 |
| POPULATION | 1,895 |
| ROOT BU | 647 |
| SINGLE F | 555 |
| SINGLE M | 660 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,215 |
| TUR BU | 1,311 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110001— 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). "Anderdon, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anderdon-on001003-1871/.