Olden, Ontario (1891 census)
Olden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,002. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 76.799°W.
Population
In 1891, Olden had a population of 1,002: 520 male and 482 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 435 |
| 1871 | 560 |
| 1881 | 829 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 990 |
| 1921 | 891 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Olden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,002 total population, 520 males, 482 females, 376 married persons, 207 families, 188 married females, 188 married males, 27 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 599 single persons under 18, 323 single males under 18, 276 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,000 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 200 occupied houses, 191 houses, 189 houses built of wood, 179 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,390 pounds of homemade butter, 24,721 acres of land in farms, 16,076 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,685 bushels of oats, 11,638 bushels of potatoes, 8,645 acres of improved land in farms, 4,758 acres of farmland under crops, 4,042 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,871 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,250 bushels of turnips, 2,516 chickens, 2,410 tons of hay, 1,942 bushels of corn, 1,885 bushels of rye, 1,774 bushels of peas, 1,773 acres of hay crops, 960 sheep, 935 other cattle, 790 milk cows, 609 acres of oats, 595 bushels of buckwheat, 509 sheep slaughtered or sold, 417 bushels of spring wheat, 411 bushels of barley, 305 cattle killed or sold, 281 swine slaughtered or sold, 254 swine, 252 horses aged over 3 years, 193 occupants of farms, 182 farm occupants who own their land, 116 acres of potatoes, 102 geese, 96 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 turkeys, 58 oxen, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 ducks, 27 acres of wheat, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 acres of barley, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 11 bushels of beans, 9 other fowl, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262494
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). "Olden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/olden-on045011-1891/.