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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,406 total population, 1,305 males, 1,101 females, 726 married persons, 415 families, 364 married males, 362 married females, 78 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,602 single persons under 18, 907 single males under 18, 695 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 413 occupied houses, 410 inhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 73,019 bushels of corn, 52,855 bushels of winter wheat, 48,991 bushels of oats, 13,696 bushels of potatoes, 3,167 acres of wheat, 3,150 bushels of barley, 2,524 bushels of spring wheat, 1,424 tons of hay, 1,007 acres of hay crops, 832 bushels of peas and beans, 719 bushels of other root crops, 370 bushels of turnips, 172 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,406 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.