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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 190 |
| 1901 | 239 |
| 1921 | 190 |
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 190 total population, 106 males, 84 females, 72 married persons, 47 families, 36 married females, 36 married males, 5 widowed persons, 4 average size of families, 3 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 113 single persons under 18, 67 single males under 18, 46 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 190 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 45 houses, 45 houses built of wood, 45 occupied houses, 26 houses of 1 story, 19 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,666 acres of land in farms, 7,560 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,092 pounds of homemade butter, 3,081 bushels of potatoes, 2,444 bushels of oats, 1,106 acres of improved land in farms, 950 bushels of turnips, 940 acres of farmland under crops, 741 bushels of peas, 501 chickens, 440 acres of hay crops, 412 tons of hay, 369 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 195 bushels of corn, 188 acres of oats, 162 acres of farmland in pasture, 126 bushels of spring wheat, 108 sheep, 100 other cattle, 75 bushels of buckwheat, 73 milk cows, 72 bushels of beans, 46 occupants of farms, 44 farm occupants who own their land, 38 swine, 30 horses aged over 3 years, 28 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 26 acres of potatoes, 25 acres of wheat, 19 geese, 18 ducks, 18 oxen, 17 cattle killed or sold, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 sheep slaughtered or sold, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 swine slaughtered or sold, 11 acres of turnips, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 turkeys, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129016— 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/.