Anson, Ontario (1861 census)
Anson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 109. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260710. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.953°N, 78.829°W.
Population
In 1861, Anson had a population of 109: 73 male and 36 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 109 |
| 1921 | 232 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon, 1871 (30.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Anson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 109 total population, 73 males, 50 single males, Male members of the family who are present: 40, 36 females, Males present who are not members of the family: 33, Female members of the family who are present: 31, 22 married males, 18 single females, 15 married females, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 6 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 5, 5 females attending school, 3 male births, 3 widowed females, 2 adult females unable to read or write, 2 persons at sea, 1 female births, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 21 single males aged 20 to 30, 13 single males aged 15 to 20, 11 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 20 to 30, 4 males aged 5 to 10, 4 married males aged 20 to 30, 4 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 3 females age 3 to 4, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 females aged 5 to 10, 3 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 females aged 2 to 3, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 10 to 15, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 45 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 31 persons originating in England or Wales, 15 persons originating in Ireland, 10 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $15,400 value farms (dollars), 7,099 acres of land in farms, 7,005 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,270 bushels of potatoes, 1,650 bushels of turnips, $795 value all livestock, 350 bushels of oats, $215 value farm implements in dollars, $200 value horses aged over 3 years, 150 bushels of spring wheat, 150 pounds of homemade butter, 94 acres of farmland under cultivation, 68 occupants of farms, 64 acres of farmland under crops, 63 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 60 bushels of peas, 28 acres of farmland in pasture, 21 acres of potatoes, 16 acres of turnips, 12 acres of oats, 11 acres of spring wheat, 8 bulls, oxen, or steers, 7 calves and heifers, 7 swine, 6 barrels of pork, 6 milk cows, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 acres of peas, 2 horses aged over 3 years, 1 barrels of beef, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260710
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/anson-on100001-1861/.