Eldon, Ontario (1891 census)
Eldon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,145. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5354067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.493°N, 78.981°W.
Population
In 1891, Eldon had a population of 3,145: 1,656 male and 1,489 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Eldon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,145 total population, 1,656 males, 1,489 females, 916 married persons, 579 families, 459 married females, 457 married males, 115 widowed persons, 77 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,114 single persons under 18, 1,161 single males under 18, 953 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,143 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 575 occupied houses, 567 houses, 509 houses built of wood, 293 houses of 1 story, 273 houses of 2 stories, 230 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 114 houses of 4 rooms, 86 houses of 3 rooms, 68 houses of 5 rooms, 55 houses built of brick, 39 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 163,415 bushels of oats, 103,135 bushels of turnips, 102,445 pounds of homemade butter, 57,065 acres of land in farms, 55,650 bushels of spring wheat, 50,458 bushels of barley, 48,778 bushels of potatoes, 41,258 acres of improved land in farms, 37,959 bushels of peas, 27,044 acres of farmland under crops, 18,770 chickens, 17,075 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15,807 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,852 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,530 acres of oats, 5,491 tons of hay, 5,422 acres of hay crops, 5,207 acres of wheat, 3,939 sheep, 2,705 acres of barley, 2,701 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,440 swine, 2,436 other cattle, 1,910 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,826 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,721 milk cows, 1,706 bushels of winter wheat, 1,220 horses aged over 3 years, 1,120 bushels of rye, 1,050 cattle killed or sold, 951 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 864 bushels of buckwheat, 859 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 688 geese, 599 horses aged 3 years and under, 566 occupants of farms, 494 bushels of corn, 439 acres of potatoes, 425 farm occupants who own their land, 385 acres of turnips, 362 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 327 turkeys, 279 ducks, 209 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 157 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 134 farm occupants who rent their land, 110 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 43 other fowl, 43 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 bushels of beans, 7 employees on farms, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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:
ON121005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eldon-on121005-1891/.