Anson & Hindon, Ontario (1881 census)
Anson & Hindon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 371. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.010°N, 78.860°W.
Population
In 1881, Anson & Hindon had a population of 371: 222 male and 149 female residents. Population density was 2.6 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon, 1871 (65.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Anson & Hindon shared boundaries with:
- Draper, Ryde, Oakley
- Laxton, Digby, Longford
- Lutterworth
- Mclean, Ridout
- Minden
- Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 68 |
| Number of families | 68 |
| Number of females | 149 |
| Number of males | 222 |
| Number of married females | 56 |
| Number of married males | 57 |
| Number of married persons | 113 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 371 |
| Total population | 371 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 83 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 245 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 65 |
| Number of occupied houses | 68 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 686 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR BU | 61 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,155 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 985 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 678 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,568 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 428 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,500 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 52 |
| CRN BU | 122 |
| HAY AC | 686 |
| HAY TONS | 563 |
| OAT BU | 8,155 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 678 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 7,568 |
| RYE BU | 101 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 563 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT SP BU | 428 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 83 |
| C UNMD M | 162 |
| C UNMD TOT | 245 |
| D OCC | 68 |
| FEMALE | 149 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 65 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 222 |
| MD F | 56 |
| MD M | 57 |
| MD TOT | 113 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 985 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 5,500 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130010— 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 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). "Anson & Hindon, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anson-hindon-on130010-1881/.