Caradoc, Ontario (1871 census)
Caradoc was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,065. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.885°N, 81.526°W.
Population
In 1871, Caradoc had a population of 5,065: 2,593 male and 2,472 female residents. Population density was 40.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,118 |
| 1861 | 4,422 |
| 1871 | 5,065 |
| 1881 | 5,230 |
| 1891 | 4,762 |
| 1901 | 4,612 |
| 1911 | 4,159 |
| 1921 | 3,757 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Caradoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 913 |
| Number of females | 2,472 |
| Number of males | 2,593 |
| Number of married females | 837 |
| Number of married males | 843 |
| Number of married persons | 1,680 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 167 |
| Total population | 5,065 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,524 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,694 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,218 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 912 |
| Number of occupied houses | 912 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,125 |
| BWT BU | 2,695 |
| CRN BU | 17,107 |
| HAY AC | 5,394 |
| HAY TONS | 6,798 |
| OAT BU | 103,172 |
| PEA BU | 43,484 |
| POT AC | 775 |
| POT BU | 74,511 |
| RYE BU | 257 |
| Total area (acres) | 77,905 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,454 |
| WHT WTR BU | 27,193 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,015 |
| AREA | 77,905 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 446 |
| CD | 7 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 913 |
| FEMALE | 2,472 |
| GRA BU | 415 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 912 |
| INHABITED | 912 |
| MALE | 2,593 |
| MARRIED F | 837 |
| MARRIED M | 843 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,680 |
| POPULATION | 5,065 |
| ROOT BU | 9,263 |
| SINGLE F | 1,524 |
| SINGLE M | 1,694 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,218 |
| TUR BU | 18,662 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 111 |
| WIDOWED M | 56 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 167 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON007005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128003— 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 1871 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). "Caradoc, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caradoc-on007005-1871/.