Eldon, Ontario (1871 census)
Eldon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,052. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5354067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.492°N, 78.981°W.
Population
In 1871, Eldon had a population of 3,052: 1,620 male and 1,432 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,320 |
| 1861 | 2,508 |
| 1871 | 3,052 |
| 1881 | 3,778 |
| 1891 | 3,145 |
| 1901 | 2,994 |
| 1911 | 2,691 |
| 1921 | 2,145 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Eldon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,052 total population, 1,620 males, 1,432 females, 810 married persons, 504 families, 407 married females, 403 married males, 98 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,144 single persons under 18, 1,184 single males under 18, 960 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 494 occupied houses, 493 inhabited houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 63,945 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Mackenzie | 1849–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5354067
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldon_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Eldon, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eldon-on053001-1871/.