Rawdon, Ontario (1891 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,629. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.376°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1891, Rawdon had a population of 3,629: 1,881 male and 1,748 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,097 |
| 1861 | 3,591 |
| 1871 | 3,688 |
| 1881 | 3,692 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 3,434 |
| 1911 | 3,029 |
| 1921 | 2,672 |
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, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,629 total population, 1,881 males, 1,748 females, 1,304 married persons, 712 families, 653 married females, 651 married males, 157 widowed persons, 96 widowed females, 61 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,168 single persons under 18, 1,169 single males under 18, 999 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,618 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 706 occupied houses, 705 houses, 562 houses built of wood, 508 houses of 1 story, 326 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 194 houses of 2 stories, 111 houses of 4 rooms, 107 houses built of brick, 71 houses of 2 rooms, 67 houses of 5 rooms, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 56 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 34 houses built of stone, 11 houses of 1 room, 11 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 110,776 bushels of oats, 104,877 pounds of homemade butter, 67,265 bushels of barley, 65,783 acres of land in farms, 56,855 bushels of peas, 50,161 acres of improved land in farms, 45,937 bushels of potatoes, 38,855 bushels of winter wheat, 33,524 acres of farmland under crops, 25,519 bushels of corn, 22,838 chickens, 17,122 bushels of turnips, 15,622 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,608 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,387 bushels of rye, 13,090 bushels of spring wheat, 8,334 tons of hay, 6,868 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,469 acres of hay crops, 5,222 bushels of buckwheat, 4,943 acres of oats, 4,667 milk cows, 4,169 acres of wheat, 3,818 acres of barley, 3,092 swine, 2,689 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,687 other cattle, 1,795 sheep, 1,631 horses aged over 3 years, 1,452 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,029 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 877 cattle killed or sold, 806 sheep slaughtered or sold, 705 geese, 692 occupants of farms, 673 horses aged 3 years and under, 663 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 604 farm occupants who own their land, 568 acres of potatoes, 481 bushels of beans, 358 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 338 ducks, 333 turkeys, 241 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 145 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 134 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 125 other fowl, 122 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 86 farm occupants who rent their land, 72 acres of turnips, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262656
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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on074013-1891/.