Anson & Hindon, Ontario (1891 census)
Anson & Hindon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.010°N, 78.860°W.
Population
In 1891, Anson & Hindon had a population of 275: 154 male and 121 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 371 |
| 1891 | 275 |
| 1901 | 300 |
| 1911 | 304 |
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, Anson & Hindon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 275 total population, 154 males, 121 females, 94 married persons, 52 families, 47 married females, 47 married males, 10 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 171 single persons under 18, 104 single males under 18, 67 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 275 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 52 houses, 52 occupied houses, 51 houses built of wood, 26 houses of 1 story, 26 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 4 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,351 pounds of homemade butter, 8,846 acres of land in farms, 8,781 bushels of oats, 6,055 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,569 bushels of potatoes, 3,195 bushels of turnips, 2,791 acres of improved land in farms, 2,324 acres of farmland under crops, 1,194 acres of hay crops, 934 bushels of peas, 845 tons of hay, 782 bushels of spring wheat, 776 chickens, 709 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 546 acres of oats, 464 bushels of barley, 445 acres of farmland in pasture, 322 bushels of rye, 260 other cattle, 194 bushels of buckwheat, 183 milk cows, 178 sheep, 124 swine slaughtered or sold, 109 sheep slaughtered or sold, 102 cattle killed or sold, 95 bushels of winter wheat, 89 swine, 84 acres of wheat, 58 occupants of farms, 55 geese, 54 farm occupants who own their land, 49 acres of potatoes, 48 horses aged over 3 years, 39 ducks, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of barley, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 bushels of corn, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 14 oxen, 14 turkeys, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129001_1881— 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). "Anson & Hindon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anson-hindon-on121001-1891/.