Caradoc, Ontario (1881 census)
Caradoc was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.885°N, 81.526°W.
Population
In 1881, Caradoc had a population of 5,230: 2,684 male and 2,546 female residents. Population density was 41.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Caradoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,072 |
| Number of families | 1,072 |
| Number of females | 2,546 |
| Number of males | 2,684 |
| Number of married females | 868 |
| Number of married males | 869 |
| Number of married persons | 1,737 |
| Number of widowed females | 152 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| Number of widowed persons | 222 |
| POP TOT | 5,230 |
| Total population | 5,230 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,526 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,745 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,271 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,053 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,068 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,438 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,038 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,687 |
| BAR BU | 19,523 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,523 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,618 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 101,314 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 181,272 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 22,964 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,772 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 99,060 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 939 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 53,883 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 154,016 |
| BWT BU | 5,618 |
| CRN BU | 101,314 |
| HAY AC | 5,438 |
| HAY TONS | 6,853 |
| OAT BU | 181,272 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,772 |
| POT AC | 1,038 |
| POT BU | 99,060 |
| RYE BU | 939 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,853 |
| WHT AC | 7,687 |
| WHT SP BU | 225 |
| WHT WTR BU | 154,016 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,526 |
| C UNMD M | 1,745 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,271 |
| D OCC | 1,068 |
| FEMALE | 2,546 |
| GRA BU | 253 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 1,053 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 2,684 |
| MD F | 868 |
| MD M | 869 |
| MD TOT | 1,737 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 22,964 |
| SHAN | 15 |
| TUR BU | 53,883 |
| WID F | 152 |
| WID M | 70 |
| WID TOT | 222 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caradoc-on168005-1881/.