Anderdon, Ontario (1881 census)
Anderdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.147°N, 83.041°W.
Population
In 1881, Anderdon had a population of 2,406: 1,305 male and 1,101 female residents. Population density was 58.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Anderdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 415 |
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 1,101 |
| Number of males | 1,305 |
| Number of married females | 362 |
| Number of married males | 364 |
| Number of married persons | 726 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 2,406 |
| Total population | 2,406 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 695 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 907 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,602 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 410 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,007 |
| Acres of potatoes | 172 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,167 |
| BAR BU | 3,150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,150 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 73,019 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,991 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 719 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 832 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,696 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,524 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 52,855 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 73,019 |
| HAY AC | 1,007 |
| HAY TONS | 1,424 |
| OAT BU | 48,991 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 832 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 13,696 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,424 |
| WHT AC | 3,167 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,524 |
| WHT WTR BU | 52,855 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 695 |
| C UNMD M | 907 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,602 |
| D OCC | 413 |
| FEMALE | 1,101 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 410 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,305 |
| MD F | 362 |
| MD M | 364 |
| MD TOT | 726 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 719 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 370 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181003— 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 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). "Anderdon, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anderdon-on181003-1881/.