Caradoc, Ontario (1891 census)
Caradoc was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.886°N, 81.527°W.
Population
In 1891, Caradoc had a population of 4,762: 2,443 male and 2,319 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Caradoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,762 total population, 2,443 males, 2,319 females, 1,651 married persons, 1,026 families, 828 married males, 823 married females, 224 widowed persons, 148 widowed females, 76 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,887 single persons under 18, 1,539 single males under 18, 1,348 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,762 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,011 occupied houses, 998 houses, 831 houses of 1 story, 801 houses built of wood, 519 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 194 houses built of brick, 194 houses of 4 rooms, 155 houses of 2 stories, 107 houses of 5 rooms, 72 houses of 3 rooms, 39 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 1 room, 22 uninhabited houses, 13 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 12 houses of 3 stories, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 179,606 pounds of homemade butter, 178,152 bushels of oats, 135,922 bushels of winter wheat, 111,424 bushels of potatoes, 94,714 bushels of corn, 71,270 acres of land in farms, 60,033 bushels of turnips, 57,412 acres of improved land in farms, 41,504 acres of farmland under crops, 33,631 bushels of peas, 27,780 chickens, 14,436 acres of farmland in pasture, 14,290 tons of hay, 13,858 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,936 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,601 bushels of barley, 8,382 acres of hay crops, 6,637 acres of oats, 6,522 acres of wheat, 5,402 other cattle, 5,109 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,583 swine, 3,477 sheep, 3,279 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,054 milk cows, 2,421 bushels of buckwheat, 2,090 cattle killed or sold, 1,863 horses aged over 3 years, 1,526 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,472 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,048 bushels of rye, 1,041 bushels of spring wheat, 1,024 acres of potatoes, 966 occupants of farms, 843 horses aged 3 years and under, 814 farm occupants who own their land, 722 turkeys, 680 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 539 geese, 506 acres of barley, 461 bushels of beans, 383 ducks, 323 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 317 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 296 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 184 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 169 acres of turnips, 151 farm occupants who rent their land, 141 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 123 other fowl, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 20 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092001— 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 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). "Caradoc, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caradoc-on092001-1891/.