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 density was 1.9 people per square mile.
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 52 |
| Number of families | 52 |
| Number of females | 121 |
| Number of males | 154 |
| Number of married females | 47 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 94 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 121 |
| POP M | 154 |
| POP TOT | 275 |
| Total population | 275 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 67 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 104 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 171 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 275 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 52 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 51 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 26 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 52 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 445 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,055 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,324 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,194 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,791 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,846 |
| Acres of oats | 546 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 464 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 464 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,781 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 934 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,569 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 782 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,195 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 95 |
| BWT BU | 194 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 1,194 |
| HAY TONS | 845 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 102 |
| Number of chickens | 776 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 54 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 55 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 48 |
| Number of milk cows | 183 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 58 |
| Number of other cattle | 260 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 178 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 109 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 124 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 546 |
| OAT BU | 8,781 |
| PEA BU | 934 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,569 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 709 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,351 |
| RYE BU | 322 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 845 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT FALL BU | 95 |
| WHT SP BU | 782 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,351 |
| CATTLE KS | 102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 67 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 171 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 709 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 52 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 55 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 776 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 48 |
| HOUSES | 52 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 51 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 47 |
| MD MALE | 47 |
| MD TOT | 94 |
| MILK COWS | 183 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 54 |
| OC TOT | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 260 |
| OTHERS | 275 |
| SHEEP | 178 |
| SHEEP KS | 109 |
| SUP AM | 2,791 |
| SUP FOR | 6,055 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 445 |
| SUP SC | 2,324 |
| SUP TOT | 8,846 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 124 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 52 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,195 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129001— 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/.