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 density was 32.3 people per square mile.
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 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 712 |
| Number of families | 712 |
| Number of females | 1,748 |
| Number of males | 1,881 |
| Number of married females | 653 |
| Number of married males | 651 |
| Number of married persons | 1,304 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 61 |
| Number of widowed persons | 157 |
| POP F | 1,748 |
| POP M | 1,881 |
| POP TOT | 3,629 |
| Total population | 3,629 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 999 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,169 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,168 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,618 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 705 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 107 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 562 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 508 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 194 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 326 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 706 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,818 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,029 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,608 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,622 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 33,524 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,469 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 50,161 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,783 |
| Acres of oats | 4,943 |
| Acres of potatoes | 568 |
| Acres of turnips | 72 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,169 |
| BAR AC | 3,818 |
| BAR BU | 67,265 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 67,265 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,222 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25,519 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 110,776 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 56,855 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,937 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15,387 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,090 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,122 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 38,855 |
| BWT BU | 5,222 |
| CRN BU | 25,519 |
| HAY AC | 6,469 |
| HAY TONS | 8,334 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 877 |
| Number of chickens | 22,838 |
| Number of ducks | 338 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 604 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 86 |
| Number of geese | 705 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 673 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,631 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,667 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 692 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,687 |
| Number of other fowl | 125 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 241 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 122 |
| Number of sheep | 1,795 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 806 |
| Number of swine | 3,092 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,689 |
| Number of turkeys | 333 |
| OAT AC | 4,943 |
| OAT BU | 110,776 |
| PEA BU | 56,855 |
| POT AC | 568 |
| POT BU | 45,937 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 663 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,868 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,452 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 104,877 |
| RYE BU | 15,387 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,334 |
| WHT AC | 4,169 |
| WHT FALL BU | 38,855 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,090 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 145 |
| A 11 50 | 134 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 241 |
| BEN BU | 481 |
| BUTTER LB | 104,877 |
| CATTLE KS | 877 |
| CHEESE LB | 663 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 999 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,168 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,868 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 673 |
| DUCKS | 338 |
| FAMILIES | 712 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,452 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 705 |
| GRA BU | 358 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,838 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,631 |
| HOUSES | 705 |
| HOUSES B | 107 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 111 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 508 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 326 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 71 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 194 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 562 |
| INF 11 A | 122 |
| MD FEM | 653 |
| MD MALE | 651 |
| MD TOT | 1,304 |
| MILK COWS | 4,667 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 86 |
| OC P | 604 |
| OC TOT | 692 |
| OTHER FOWL | 125 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,687 |
| OTHERS | 3,618 |
| SHEEP | 1,795 |
| SHEEP KS | 806 |
| SUP AM | 50,161 |
| SUP FOR | 15,622 |
| SUP JV | 1,029 |
| SUP PAT | 15,608 |
| SUP SC | 33,524 |
| SUP TOT | 65,783 |
| SWINE | 3,092 |
| SWINE KS | 2,689 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 706 |
| TUR AC | 72 |
| TUR BU | 17,122 |
| TURKEY | 333 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 96 |
| WID MALE | 61 |
| WID TOT | 157 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
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/.