Gordon, Ontario (1891 census)
Gordon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 455. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q54585333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.881°N, 82.492°W.
Population
In 1891, Gordon had a population of 455: 236 male and 219 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 455 |
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1921 | 363 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Gordon, Mills, 1881 (51.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gordon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 455 total population, 236 males, 219 females, 143 married persons, 91 families, 72 married males, 71 married females, 8 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 5 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 304 single persons under 18, 162 single males under 18, 142 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 454 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 84 occupied houses, 83 houses, 83 houses built of wood, 67 houses of 1 story, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,110 pounds of homemade butter, 12,115 bushels of potatoes, 11,592 acres of land in farms, 7,641 bushels of oats, 7,538 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,694 bushels of peas, 5,360 bushels of spring wheat, 4,054 acres of improved land in farms, 3,392 acres of farmland under crops, 3,300 bushels of turnips, 2,096 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,026 chickens, 1,529 tons of hay, 1,330 acres of hay crops, 614 bushels of barley, 608 acres of farmland in pasture, 547 bushels of rye, 530 acres of wheat, 468 other cattle, 432 acres of oats, 413 sheep, 356 bushels of buckwheat, 338 swine, 333 swine slaughtered or sold, 249 milk cows, 163 sheep slaughtered or sold, 154 cattle killed or sold, 123 horses aged over 3 years, 105 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 88 occupants of farms, 80 farm occupants who own their land, 74 acres of potatoes, 70 bushels of winter wheat, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 geese, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 oxen, 37 turkeys, 33 acres of barley, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 ducks, 30 bushels of corn, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046055— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q54585333
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). "Gordon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gordon-on046055-1891/.