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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 371 total population, 222 males, 149 females, 113 married persons, 68 families, 57 married males, 56 married females, 13 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 245 single persons under 18, 162 single males under 18, 83 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 68 occupied houses, 65 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,155 bushels of oats, 7,568 bushels of potatoes, 5,500 bushels of turnips, 985 bushels of other root crops, 686 acres of hay crops, 678 bushels of peas and beans, 563 tons of hay, 428 bushels of spring wheat, 122 bushels of corn, 101 bushels of rye, 63 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of barley, 59 acres of wheat, 52 bushels of buckwheat, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 371 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:
ON130010— 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 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/.