Olden, Ontario (1871 census)
Olden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 560. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 76.799°W.
Population
In 1871, Olden had a population of 560: 299 male and 261 female residents. Population density was 4.8 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Olden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 103 |
| Number of females | 261 |
| Number of males | 299 |
| Number of married females | 94 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 187 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| Total population | 560 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 362 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 102 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 21 |
| BWT BU | 81 |
| CRN BU | 679 |
| HAY AC | 1,189 |
| HAY TONS | 821 |
| OAT BU | 2,301 |
| PEA BU | 805 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 8,464 |
| RYE BU | 853 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,202 |
| WHT SP BU | 763 |
| WHT WTR BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 127 |
| AREA | 71,202 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 103 |
| FEMALE | 261 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 104 |
| INHABITED | 102 |
| MALE | 299 |
| MARRIED F | 94 |
| MARRIED M | 93 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 187 |
| POPULATION | 560 |
| ROOT BU | 40 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 160 |
| SINGLE M | 202 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 362 |
| TUR BU | 5,884 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064013— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/olden-on064013-1871/.