Mclean, Ridout, Ontario (1881 census)
Mclean, Ridout was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.164°N, 79.030°W.
Population
In 1881, Mclean, Ridout had a population of 756: 401 male and 355 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
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 McLean, Brunel, Kidout, Franklin, 1871 (49.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maclean, 1891 (49.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ridout, 1891 (50.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mclean, Ridout shared boundaries with:
- Anson & Hindon
- Draper, Ryde, Oakley
- Franklin, Sinclair
- Macauly, Bracebridge, Village
- Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock
- Stephenson. Brunel
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 142 |
| Number of families | 142 |
| Number of females | 355 |
| Number of males | 401 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 756 |
| Total population | 756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 472 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 139 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 787 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of wheat | 154 |
| BAR BU | 137 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,969 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,030 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 688 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,585 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,601 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,559 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 68 |
| BWT BU | 282 |
| CRN BU | 1,969 |
| HAY AC | 787 |
| HAY TONS | 724 |
| OAT BU | 12,030 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 349 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 11,585 |
| RYE BU | 118 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 724 |
| WHT AC | 154 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,601 |
| WHT WTR BU | 68 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 214 |
| C UNMD M | 258 |
| C UNMD TOT | 472 |
| D OCC | 142 |
| FEMALE | 355 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 139 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 401 |
| MD F | 132 |
| MD M | 135 |
| MD TOT | 267 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 688 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 13,559 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Mclean, Ridout, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mclean-ridout-on131011-1881/.