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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261024. 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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Caradoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,230 total population, 2,684 males, 2,546 females, 1,737 married persons, 1,072 families, 869 married males, 868 married females, 222 widowed persons, 152 widowed females, 70 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,271 single persons under 18, 1,745 single males under 18, 1,526 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,068 occupied houses, 1,053 inhabited houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 15 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 181,272 bushels of oats, 154,016 bushels of winter wheat, 101,314 bushels of corn, 99,060 bushels of potatoes, 53,883 bushels of turnips, 22,964 bushels of other root crops, 19,523 bushels of barley, 10,772 bushels of peas and beans, 7,687 acres of wheat, 6,853 tons of hay, 5,618 bushels of buckwheat, 5,438 acres of hay crops, 1,038 acres of potatoes, 939 bushels of rye, 253 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 225 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,230 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168005— 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 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/.