Anderdon, Ontario (1891 census)
Anderdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.147°N, 83.041°W.
Population
In 1891, Anderdon had a population of 2,205: 1,148 male and 1,057 female residents. Population density was 53.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Anderdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 398 |
| Number of families | 398 |
| Number of females | 1,057 |
| Number of males | 1,148 |
| Number of married females | 350 |
| Number of married males | 352 |
| Number of married persons | 702 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 1,057 |
| POP M | 1,148 |
| POP TOT | 2,205 |
| Total population | 2,205 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 669 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 762 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,431 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 945 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,260 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 384 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 373 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 261 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 152 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 388 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 514 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 573 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,818 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,312 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,202 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,761 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,593 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,905 |
| Acres of oats | 2,655 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,966 |
| BAR AC | 514 |
| BAR BU | 8,347 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,347 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 158,775 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 57,989 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,910 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,744 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,507 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,327 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 27,479 |
| BWT BU | 302 |
| CRN BU | 158,775 |
| HAY AC | 1,761 |
| HAY TONS | 2,244 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 517 |
| Number of chickens | 10,048 |
| Number of ducks | 453 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 281 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 96 |
| Number of geese | 526 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 396 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 939 |
| Number of milk cows | 857 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 377 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,043 |
| Number of other fowl | 115 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 151 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 89 |
| Number of sheep | 994 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 396 |
| Number of swine | 3,587 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,204 |
| Number of turkeys | 248 |
| OAT AC | 2,655 |
| OAT BU | 57,989 |
| PEA BU | 1,910 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 8,744 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,667 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 284 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 72,887 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| WHT AC | 2,966 |
| WHT FALL BU | 27,479 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,507 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 151 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| BUTTER LB | 72,887 |
| CATTLE KS | 517 |
| CHEESE LB | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 669 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 762 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,431 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,667 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 396 |
| DUCKS | 453 |
| FAMILIES | 398 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 284 |
| FRN CA | 945 |
| GEESE | 526 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,048 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 939 |
| HOUSES | 384 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 152 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 261 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 373 |
| INF 11 A | 89 |
| MD FEM | 350 |
| MD MALE | 352 |
| MD TOT | 702 |
| MILK COWS | 857 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 96 |
| OC P | 281 |
| OC TOT | 377 |
| OTHER FOWL | 115 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,043 |
| OTHERS | 1,260 |
| SHEEP | 994 |
| SHEEP KS | 396 |
| SUP AM | 17,593 |
| SUP FOR | 3,312 |
| SUP JV | 573 |
| SUP PAT | 5,818 |
| SUP SC | 11,202 |
| SUP TOT | 20,905 |
| SWINE | 3,587 |
| SWINE KS | 3,204 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 388 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 4,327 |
| TURKEY | 248 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anderdon-on063002-1891/.