Carden, Ontario (1891 census)
Carden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 815. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5038277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.642°N, 79.050°W.
Population
In 1891, Carden had a population of 815: 441 male and 374 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Carden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 815 total population, 441 males, 374 females, 227 married persons, 150 families, 115 married males, 112 married females, 39 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 549 single persons under 18, 313 single males under 18, 236 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 814 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 149 houses, 149 occupied houses, 144 houses built of wood, 127 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 4 rooms, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,757 pounds of homemade butter, 33,730 bushels of oats, 21,330 acres of land in farms, 17,931 acres of improved land in farms, 15,877 bushels of turnips, 14,736 bushels of potatoes, 12,418 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,523 bushels of spring wheat, 7,283 bushels of peas, 5,417 acres of farmland under crops, 4,790 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,599 chickens, 3,399 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,131 bushels of barley, 1,652 acres of oats, 1,507 acres of hay crops, 1,435 sheep, 1,433 bushels of winter wheat, 1,321 tons of hay, 1,077 other cattle, 903 acres of wheat, 681 sheep slaughtered or sold, 610 bushels of rye, 572 swine slaughtered or sold, 568 swine, 518 milk cows, 403 cattle killed or sold, 388 bushels of buckwheat, 319 bushels of corn, 293 horses aged over 3 years, 275 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 195 geese, 158 occupants of farms, 146 acres of barley, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 136 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 130 horses aged 3 years and under, 121 acres of potatoes, 96 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 68 ducks, 57 acres of turnips, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 turkeys, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 oxen, 5 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121003— 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 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). "Carden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carden-on121003-1891/.