Ridout, Ontario (1891 census)
Ridout was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 190. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.183°N, 78.952°W.
Population
In 1891, Ridout had a population of 190: 106 male and 84 female residents. Population density was 2.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 190 |
| 1901 | 239 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Mclean, Ridout, 1881 (50.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ridout shared boundaries with:
- Anson & Hindon
- Brunel & Stephenson
- Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey
- Maclean
- Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 47 |
| Number of families | 47 |
| Number of females | 84 |
| Number of males | 106 |
| Number of married females | 36 |
| Number of married males | 36 |
| Number of married persons | 72 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 84 |
| POP M | 106 |
| POP TOT | 190 |
| Total population | 190 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 46 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 67 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 113 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 190 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 45 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 45 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 45 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 162 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,560 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 940 |
| Acres of hay crops | 440 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,106 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,666 |
| Acres of oats | 188 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,444 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 741 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,081 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 950 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 195 |
| HAY AC | 440 |
| HAY TONS | 412 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 501 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 30 |
| Number of milk cows | 73 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 46 |
| Number of other cattle | 100 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 108 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 15 |
| Number of swine | 38 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 188 |
| OAT BU | 2,444 |
| PEA BU | 741 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 3,081 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 369 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,092 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 412 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 126 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,092 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 46 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 67 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 113 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 369 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 47 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 28 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 501 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 30 |
| HOUSES | 45 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 45 |
| MD FEM | 36 |
| MD MALE | 36 |
| MD TOT | 72 |
| MILK COWS | 73 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 44 |
| OC TOT | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 100 |
| OTHERS | 190 |
| SHEEP | 108 |
| SHEEP KS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 1,106 |
| SUP FOR | 7,560 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 162 |
| SUP SC | 940 |
| SUP TOT | 8,666 |
| SWINE | 38 |
| SWINE KS | 13 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 45 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 950 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON097012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Ridout, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ridout-on101012-1891/.