Anderdon, Ontario (1861 census)
Anderdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.147°N, 83.041°W.
Population
In 1861, Anderdon had a population of 1,505: 805 male and 700 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Anderdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,505 total population, 805 males, Male members of the family who are present: 724, 700 females, Female members of the family who are present: 672, 547 single males, 497 single females, 230 married males, 182 married females, 113 males attending school, 93 adult males unable to read or write, 92 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, 67 adult females unable to read or write, 35 male births, 30 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 28, 28 widowed males, 21 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 110 males aged 5 to 10, 100 single females aged 10 to 15, 95 females aged 5 to 10, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 single males aged 10 to 15, 75 single females aged 15 to 20, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 70 single males aged 20 to 30, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 married females aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 25 females age 3 to 4, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 638 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 551 negroes or coloured persons, 377 persons originating in the United States, 285 French Canadians, 283 male negroes or coloured persons, 268 female negroes or coloured persons, 131 persons originating in Ireland, 40 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons whose origin is unknown, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $298,175 value farms (dollars), $47,610 value all livestock, 30,643 bushels of corn, $23,135 value horses aged over 3 years, 20,622 bushels of oats, 14,182 bushels of potatoes, 12,511 acres of land in farms, 10,942 bushels of winter wheat, $9,826 value farm implements in dollars, 6,709 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,175 pounds of homemade butter, 5,870 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,802 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,838 acres of farmland under crops, 3,256 bushels of spring wheat, 2,703 bushels of peas, 1,971 bushels of barley, 1,774 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,692 pounds of wool produced on farms, $1,542 value garden and orchard crops, 1,464 bushels of carrots, 1,452 swine, 1,390 gallons of cider, 904 acres of corn, 839 tons of hay, 700 pounds of hops, 621 acres of oats, 592 bushels of turnips, 586 sheep, 576 acres of winter wheat, 524 milk cows, 496 pounds of maple sugar, 441 horses aged over 3 years, 355 calves and heifers, 248 bushels of buckwheat, 200 barrels of pork, 199 acres of spring wheat, 191 occupants of farms, 190 acres of farmland in gardens, 190 horses aged 3 years and under, 172 acres of peas, 154 acres of potatoes, 88 bushels of beans, 84 acres of barley, 70 bulls, oxen, or steers, 54 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 barrels of beef, 22 acres of buckwheat, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 bushels of rye, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,590 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 134 yards of fulled cloth, 119 yards of flannel, 52 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 13 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anderdon-on071002-1861/.