Olden, Ontario (1881 census)
Olden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 829. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 76.799°W.
Population
In 1881, Olden had a population of 829: 428 male and 401 female residents. Population density was 7.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Olden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 401 |
| Number of males | 428 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 829 |
| Total population | 829 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 528 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,569 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of wheat | 164 |
| BAR BU | 428 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 428 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 877 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,205 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,093 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,483 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,750 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,219 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 877 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,915 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| BWT BU | 877 |
| CRN BU | 3,205 |
| HAY AC | 1,569 |
| HAY TONS | 1,412 |
| OAT BU | 10,093 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,483 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 13,750 |
| RYE BU | 5,219 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,412 |
| WHT AC | 164 |
| WHT SP BU | 877 |
| WHT WTR BU | 53 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 247 |
| C UNMD M | 281 |
| C UNMD TOT | 528 |
| D OCC | 158 |
| FEMALE | 401 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 158 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 428 |
| MD F | 138 |
| MD M | 138 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 601 |
| TUR BU | 8,915 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118009— 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 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). "Olden, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/olden-on118009-1881/.