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 density was 28.2 people per square mile.
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 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 504 |
| Number of females | 1,432 |
| Number of males | 1,620 |
| Number of married females | 407 |
| Number of married males | 403 |
| Number of married persons | 810 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| Total population | 3,052 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 960 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,184 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,144 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 493 |
| Number of occupied houses | 494 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,956 |
| BWT BU | 98 |
| CRN BU | 215 |
| HAY AC | 3,133 |
| HAY TONS | 2,865 |
| OAT BU | 65,139 |
| PEA BU | 17,252 |
| POT AC | 401 |
| POT BU | 47,132 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,945 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,855 |
| WHT WTR BU | 14,760 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,678 |
| AREA | 63,945 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| CD | 53 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 504 |
| FEMALE | 1,432 |
| GRA BU | 775 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 494 |
| INHABITED | 493 |
| MALE | 1,620 |
| MARRIED F | 407 |
| MARRIED M | 403 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 810 |
| POPULATION | 3,052 |
| ROOT BU | 2,365 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 960 |
| SINGLE M | 1,184 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,144 |
| TUR BU | 20,925 |
| UNINHABITED | 45 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 98 |
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/.