Eldon, Ontario (1881 census)
Eldon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,778. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5354067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.492°N, 78.981°W.
Population
In 1881, Eldon had a population of 3,778: 1,972 male and 1,806 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Woodville (part), Village, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Eldon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,778 total population, 1,972 males, 1,806 females, 1,081 married persons, 684 families, 547 married males, 534 married females, 125 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,572 single persons under 18, 1,382 single males under 18, 1,190 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 672 inhabited houses, 672 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 152,804 bushels of oats, 100,085 bushels of turnips, 58,612 bushels of spring wheat, 44,757 bushels of barley, 43,943 bushels of potatoes, 30,849 bushels of peas and beans, 6,179 acres of wheat, 4,225 bushels of other root crops, 2,828 acres of hay crops, 2,430 tons of hay, 653 bushels of rye, 546 bushels of corn, 402 acres of potatoes, 381 bushels of winter wheat, 287 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 119 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Mackenzie | 1849–1923 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,789 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eldon-on130001-1881/.