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 density was 10.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 455 |
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1911 | 429 |
| 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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 91 |
| Number of families | 91 |
| Number of females | 219 |
| Number of males | 236 |
| Number of married females | 71 |
| Number of married males | 72 |
| Number of married persons | 143 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 219 |
| POP M | 236 |
| POP TOT | 455 |
| Total population | 455 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 142 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 304 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 454 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 83 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 83 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 67 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 84 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 608 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,538 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,392 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,330 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,054 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,592 |
| Acres of oats | 432 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 530 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 614 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 614 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,641 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,694 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,115 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 547 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,360 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,300 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 356 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 1,330 |
| HAY TONS | 1,529 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 2,026 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 44 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 123 |
| Number of milk cows | 249 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 88 |
| Number of other cattle | 468 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 413 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 163 |
| Number of swine | 338 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 333 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 432 |
| OAT BU | 7,641 |
| PEA BU | 6,694 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 12,115 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 105 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,096 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,110 |
| RYE BU | 547 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,529 |
| WHT AC | 530 |
| WHT FALL BU | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,360 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,110 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHEESE LB | 105 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 142 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 162 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 304 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,096 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 91 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 44 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,026 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 123 |
| HOUSES | 83 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 83 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 71 |
| MD MALE | 72 |
| MD TOT | 143 |
| MILK COWS | 249 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 88 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 468 |
| OTHERS | 454 |
| SHEEP | 413 |
| SHEEP KS | 163 |
| SUP AM | 4,054 |
| SUP FOR | 7,538 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 608 |
| SUP SC | 3,392 |
| SUP TOT | 11,592 |
| SWINE | 338 |
| SWINE KS | 333 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 84 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 3,300 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
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/.