Carden, Dalton, Ontario (1871 census)
Carden, Dalton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,027. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 79.076°W.
Population
In 1871, Carden, Dalton had a population of 1,027: 543 male and 484 female residents. Population density was 6.8 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Carden, 1861 (50.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Dalton, 1861 (49.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Carden, 1881 (54.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dalton, 1881 (45.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Carden, Dalton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 484 |
| Number of males | 543 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 288 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 1,027 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 714 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 579 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 106 |
| HAY AC | 1,264 |
| HAY TONS | 1,036 |
| OAT BU | 12,563 |
| PEA BU | 4,214 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 15,462 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Total area (acres) | 90,314 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,550 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,954 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 669 |
| AREA | 90,314 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 53 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FEMALE | 484 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 164 |
| INHABITED | 164 |
| MALE | 543 |
| MARRIED F | 144 |
| MARRIED M | 144 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 288 |
| POPULATION | 1,027 |
| ROOT BU | 23 |
| SINGLE F | 323 |
| SINGLE M | 391 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 714 |
| TUR BU | 2,410 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON053003— 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 1871 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). "Carden, Dalton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carden-dalton-on053003-1871/.