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 density was 8.6 people per square mile.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 207 |
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 482 |
| Number of males | 520 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 482 |
| POP M | 520 |
| POP TOT | 1,002 |
| Total population | 1,002 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 599 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,000 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 191 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 189 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 179 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,871 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,076 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,773 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,645 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,721 |
| Acres of oats | 609 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 411 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 411 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 595 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,942 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,685 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,774 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,638 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,885 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 417 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,250 |
| BWT BU | 595 |
| CRN BU | 1,942 |
| HAY AC | 1,773 |
| HAY TONS | 2,410 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 305 |
| Number of chickens | 2,516 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 252 |
| Number of milk cows | 790 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 935 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 960 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 509 |
| Number of swine | 254 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 281 |
| Number of turkeys | 63 |
| OAT AC | 609 |
| OAT BU | 11,685 |
| PEA BU | 1,774 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 11,638 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,042 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,390 |
| RYE BU | 1,885 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,410 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 417 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,390 |
| CATTLE KS | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 323 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 599 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,042 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 102 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,516 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 252 |
| HOUSES | 191 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 179 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 189 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| MILK COWS | 790 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 935 |
| OTHERS | 1,000 |
| SHEEP | 960 |
| SHEEP KS | 509 |
| SUP AM | 8,645 |
| SUP FOR | 16,076 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 3,871 |
| SUP SC | 4,758 |
| SUP TOT | 24,721 |
| SWINE | 254 |
| SWINE KS | 281 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 3,250 |
| TURKEY | 63 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
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/.