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 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 density was 37.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Caradoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 1,026 |
| Number of families | 1,026 |
| Number of females | 2,319 |
| Number of males | 2,443 |
| Number of married females | 823 |
| Number of married males | 828 |
| Number of married persons | 1,651 |
| Number of widowed females | 148 |
| Number of widowed males | 76 |
| Number of widowed persons | 224 |
| POP F | 2,319 |
| POP M | 2,443 |
| POP TOT | 4,762 |
| Total population | 4,762 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,348 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,539 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,887 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,762 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses | 998 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 194 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 801 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 23 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 831 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 155 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 194 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 519 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,011 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 506 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,472 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,436 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,858 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 41,504 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,382 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 57,412 |
| Acres of land in farms | 71,270 |
| Acres of oats | 6,637 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,024 |
| Acres of turnips | 169 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,522 |
| BAR AC | 506 |
| BAR BU | 9,601 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,601 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,421 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 94,714 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 178,152 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 33,631 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 111,424 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,041 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60,033 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 135,922 |
| BWT BU | 2,421 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 94,714 |
| HAY AC | 8,382 |
| HAY TONS | 14,290 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,090 |
| Number of chickens | 27,780 |
| Number of ducks | 383 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 814 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 151 |
| Number of geese | 539 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 843 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,863 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,054 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 966 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,402 |
| Number of other fowl | 123 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 296 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 317 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 184 |
| Number of sheep | 3,477 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,526 |
| Number of swine | 4,583 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,109 |
| Number of turkeys | 722 |
| OAT AC | 6,637 |
| OAT BU | 178,152 |
| PEA BU | 33,631 |
| POT AC | 1,024 |
| POT BU | 111,424 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 680 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,936 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,279 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 179,606 |
| RYE BU | 1,048 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,290 |
| WHT AC | 6,522 |
| WHT FALL BU | 135,922 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,041 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 141 |
| A 11 50 | 296 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 317 |
| BEN BU | 461 |
| BUTTER LB | 179,606 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,090 |
| CHEESE LB | 680 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,348 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,539 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,887 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,936 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 843 |
| DUCKS | 383 |
| FAMILIES | 1,026 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,279 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 539 |
| GRA BU | 323 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 27,780 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,863 |
| HOUSES | 998 |
| HOUSES B | 194 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 107 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 194 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 831 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 519 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 155 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 801 |
| INF 11 A | 184 |
| MD FEM | 823 |
| MD MALE | 828 |
| MD TOT | 1,651 |
| MILK COWS | 3,054 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, South -Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 151 |
| OC P | 814 |
| OC TOT | 966 |
| OTHER FOWL | 123 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,402 |
| OTHERS | 4,762 |
| SHEEP | 3,477 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,526 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 57,412 |
| SUP FOR | 13,858 |
| SUP JV | 1,472 |
| SUP PAT | 14,436 |
| SUP SC | 41,504 |
| SUP TOT | 71,270 |
| SWINE | 4,583 |
| SWINE KS | 5,109 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,011 |
| TUR AC | 169 |
| TUR BU | 60,033 |
| TURKEY | 722 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 13 |
| WID FEM | 148 |
| WID MALE | 76 |
| WID TOT | 224 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092001— 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 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/.