Anderdon, Ontario (1851 census)
Anderdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.147°N, 83.041°W.
Population
In 1851, Anderdon had a population of 1,199: 644 male and 555 female residents.
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 1851
In the 1851 census, Anderdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,199 total population, 644 males, Male members of the family who are present: 587, 555 females, Female members of the family who are present: 537, 442 single males, 364 single females, 209 families, 188 married males, 186 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, 44 males attending school, 36 females attending school, 34 male births, 32 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 24, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 14 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 97 females aged 5 to 10, 91 males aged 5 to 10, 81 single females aged 10 to 15, 80 single males aged 10 to 15, 69 married females aged 20 to 30, 61 married males aged 30 to 40, 59 married females aged 30 to 40, 57 single males aged 15 to 20, 53 single males aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 40 to 50, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 33 males under age 1, 31 females under age 1, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 24 females age 3 to 4, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 17 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 354 French Canadians, 345 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 328 persons originating in the United States, 177 female negroes or coloured persons, 172 male negroes or coloured persons, 74 persons originating in Ireland, 69 persons originating in England or Wales, 31 Indigenous males, 29 Indigenous females, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 8,130 bushels of corn, 7,809 acres of land in farms, 7,677 bushels of wheat, 6,944 pounds of homemade butter, 5,168 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,970 bushels of oats, 3,756 pounds of tobacco, 3,120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,641 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,292 bushels of potatoes, 1,682 acres of farmland under crops, 1,064 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,056 pounds of hops, 1,029 pounds of maple sugar, 924 acres of farmland in pasture, 726 swine, 638 bushels of turnips, 596 acres of wheat, 532 bushels of barley, 401 acres of corn, 379 sheep, 353 horses, 334 bushels of peas, 312 tons of hay, 298 milk cows, 271 calves and heifers, 245 acres of oats, 197 bushels of buckwheat, 195 barrels of pork, 156 occupants of farms, 128 bushels of carrots, 124 bulls, oxen, or steers, 63 acres of potatoes, 59 barrels of beef, 52 bushels of rye, 51 bushels of beans, 47 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 47 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 acres of peas, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 acres of barley, 21 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 acres of buckwheat, 13 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 acres of rye, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 843 yards of flannel, 145 yards of fulled cloth, 49 yards of linen. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008002— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anderdon-on008002-1851/.