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 density was 29.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Eldon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 579 |
| Number of families | 579 |
| Number of females | 1,489 |
| Number of males | 1,656 |
| Number of married females | 459 |
| Number of married males | 457 |
| Number of married persons | 916 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 115 |
| POP F | 1,489 |
| POP M | 1,656 |
| POP TOT | 3,145 |
| Total population | 3,145 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 953 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,161 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,114 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,143 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 567 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 55 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 509 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 293 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 273 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 230 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 575 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,705 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 362 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,852 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,807 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,044 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,422 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 41,258 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,065 |
| Acres of oats | 7,530 |
| Acres of potatoes | 439 |
| Acres of turnips | 385 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,207 |
| BAR AC | 2,705 |
| BAR BU | 50,458 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50,458 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 864 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 951 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 494 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 163,415 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 37,959 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,778 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 55,650 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 103,135 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,706 |
| BWT BU | 864 |
| CRN BU | 494 |
| HAY AC | 5,422 |
| HAY TONS | 5,491 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,050 |
| Number of chickens | 18,770 |
| Number of ducks | 279 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 425 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 134 |
| Number of geese | 688 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 599 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,220 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,721 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 566 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,436 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 209 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 157 |
| Number of sheep | 3,939 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,826 |
| Number of swine | 2,440 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,701 |
| Number of turkeys | 327 |
| OAT AC | 7,530 |
| OAT BU | 163,415 |
| PEA BU | 37,959 |
| POT AC | 439 |
| POT BU | 48,778 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,910 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,075 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 859 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 102,445 |
| RYE BU | 1,120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,491 |
| WHT AC | 5,207 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,706 |
| WHT SP BU | 55,650 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 110 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 209 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 102,445 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,050 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,910 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 953 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,114 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,075 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 599 |
| DUCKS | 279 |
| FAMILIES | 579 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 859 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 688 |
| GRA BU | 951 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,770 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,220 |
| HOUSES | 567 |
| HOUSES B | 55 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 114 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 293 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 230 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 509 |
| INF 11 A | 157 |
| MD FEM | 459 |
| MD MALE | 457 |
| MD TOT | 916 |
| MILK COWS | 1,721 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 134 |
| OC P | 425 |
| OC TOT | 566 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,436 |
| OTHERS | 3,143 |
| SHEEP | 3,939 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,826 |
| SUP AM | 41,258 |
| SUP FOR | 15,807 |
| SUP JV | 362 |
| SUP PAT | 13,852 |
| SUP SC | 27,044 |
| SUP TOT | 57,065 |
| SWINE | 2,440 |
| SWINE KS | 2,701 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 575 |
| TUR AC | 385 |
| TUR BU | 103,135 |
| TURKEY | 327 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 77 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 115 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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/.