Caradoc, Ontario (1861 census)
Caradoc was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.885°N, 81.526°W.
Population
In 1861, Caradoc had a population of 4,422: 2,350 male and 2,072 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Caradoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,422 total population, 2,350 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,213, 2,072 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,995, 1,580 single males, 1,318 single females, 726 married males, 666 married females, 471 males attending school, 397 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 137, 88 widowed females, 83 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 77, 71 female births, 44 widowed males, 38 adult males unable to read or write, 28 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 303 single females aged 10 to 15, 288 single males aged 10 to 15, 284 males aged 5 to 10, 268 single males aged 15 to 20, 262 single males aged 20 to 30, 245 females aged 5 to 10, 236 single females aged 15 to 20, 210 married females aged 30 to 40, 199 married males aged 30 to 40, 199 married males aged 40 to 50, 176 married females aged 20 to 30, 140 married females aged 40 to 50, 140 single females aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 20 to 30, 116 married males aged 50 to 60, 81 males aged 1 to 2, 81 males aged 2 to 3, 81 married females aged 50 to 60, 79 males aged 3 to 4, 74 males aged 4 to 5, 71 females aged 2 to 3, 70 females age 3 to 4, 70 females aged 1 to 2, 62 females aged 4 to 5, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 41 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 31 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 males of unknown age, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,163 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 643 Indigenous persons, 385 persons originating in England or Wales, 355 Indigenous males, 323 persons originating in Scotland, 297 persons originating in Ireland, 288 Indigenous females, 142 persons originating in the United States, 37 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 27 French Canadians, 23 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 21 persons originating in New Brunswick, 15 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $910,520 value farms (dollars), $138,588 value all livestock, 93,177 pounds of homemade butter, 63,883 bushels of potatoes, 63,259 bushels of turnips, 62,500 bushels of oats, $48,868 value horses aged over 3 years, 47,231 bushels of spring wheat, 45,470 bushels of peas, 44,898 acres of land in farms, $31,260 value farm implements in dollars, 29,801 pounds of maple sugar, 26,782 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,116 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,910 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,587 acres of farmland under crops, 11,286 bushels of corn, 8,492 bushels of winter wheat, 6,396 bushels of buckwheat, 5,241 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,103 bushels of barley, $5,051 value garden and orchard crops, 5,033 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,483 sheep, 4,088 swine, 3,264 tons of hay, 3,085 gallons of cider, 2,757 acres of spring wheat, 2,233 acres of peas, 2,121 acres of oats, 2,063 calves and heifers, 1,472 milk cows, 923 barrels of pork, 783 horses aged over 3 years, 744 bushels of carrots, 641 acres of winter wheat, 575 acres of potatoes, 517 acres of corn, 496 acres of farmland in gardens, 492 occupants of farms, 415 pounds of flax or hemp, 404 acres of buckwheat, 379 bushels of rye, 351 bulls, oxen, or steers, 349 horses aged 3 years and under, 267 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 253 acres of turnips, 230 acres of barley, 180 barrels of beef, 165 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 131 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 128 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 87 bushels of beans, 79 pounds of hops, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 acres of rye, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,728 yards of flannel, $3,425 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,180 yards of fulled cloth, 63 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261024
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caradoc-on086002-1861/.