Carden, Ontario (1861 census)
Carden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 626. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5038277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.638°N, 79.048°W.
Population
In 1861, Carden had a population of 626: 405 male and 221 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 626 |
| 1881 | 916 |
| 1891 | 815 |
| 1901 | 805 |
| 1911 | 684 |
| 1921 | 492 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Carden, Dalton, 1871 (50.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Carden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 626 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 405, 405 males, 288 single males, 221 females, Female members of the family who are present: 220, 151 single females, 115 married males, 68 married females, 30 adult females unable to read or write, 18 adult males unable to read or write, 7 female births, 6 females attending school, 3 males attending school, 2 male births, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 85 single males aged 20 to 30, 54 single males aged 15 to 20, 40 females aged 5 to 10, 40 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 males aged 5 to 10, 36 single males aged 10 to 15, 30 single females aged 10 to 15, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 single females aged 15 to 20, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 11 females age 3 to 4, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 404 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 186 persons originating in Ireland, 19 persons originating in England or Wales, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $74,040 value farms (dollars), 30,060 bushels of turnips, 17,418 bushels of potatoes, 14,356 acres of land in farms, 13,245 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,900 bushels of spring wheat, $9,197 value all livestock, 7,980 pounds of homemade butter, 6,730 pounds of maple sugar, 3,210 bushels of oats, $1,440 value farm implements in dollars, $1,300 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,111 acres of farmland under cultivation, 842 acres of farmland under crops, 628 bushels of winter wheat, 485 bushels of peas, 472 acres of spring wheat, 409 bushels of corn, 269 acres of farmland in pasture, 182 swine, 138 calves and heifers, 120 bulls, oxen, or steers, 117 milk cows, 104 acres of turnips, 102 acres of potatoes, 99 occupants of farms, 91 pounds of wool produced on farms, 89 barrels of pork, 75 acres of oats, 56 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 sheep, 37 barrels of beef, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 acres of winter wheat, 20 acres of peas, 16 acres of corn, 13 horses aged over 3 years, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 128 yards of flannel, 86 yards of fulled cloth, 26 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5038277
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carden_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carden-on100003-1861/.