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 density was 34.9 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).
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, VL, 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 684 |
| Number of families | 684 |
| Number of females | 1,806 |
| Number of males | 1,972 |
| Number of married females | 534 |
| Number of married males | 547 |
| Number of married persons | 1,081 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| POP TOT | 3,778 |
| Total population | 3,778 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,382 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,572 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 672 |
| Number of occupied houses | 672 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,828 |
| Acres of potatoes | 402 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,179 |
| BAR BU | 44,757 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 44,757 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 546 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 152,804 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,225 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 30,849 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,943 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 653 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 58,612 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100,085 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 381 |
| BWT BU | 119 |
| CRN BU | 546 |
| HAY AC | 2,828 |
| HAY TONS | 2,430 |
| OAT BU | 152,804 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 30,849 |
| POT AC | 402 |
| POT BU | 43,943 |
| RYE BU | 653 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,430 |
| WHT AC | 6,179 |
| WHT SP BU | 58,612 |
| WHT WTR BU | 381 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,190 |
| C UNMD M | 1,382 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,572 |
| D OCC | 672 |
| FEMALE | 1,806 |
| GRA BU | 287 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 672 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 1,972 |
| MD F | 534 |
| MD M | 547 |
| MD TOT | 1,081 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,225 |
| TUR BU | 100,085 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 125 |
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/.