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 density was 10.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 374 |
| Number of males | 441 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 374 |
| POP M | 441 |
| POP TOT | 815 |
| Total population | 815 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 236 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 549 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 814 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 149 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 144 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 127 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,418 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,399 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,417 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,507 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,931 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,330 |
| Acres of oats | 1,652 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 903 |
| BAR AC | 146 |
| BAR BU | 2,131 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,131 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,730 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,283 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,736 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,523 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,877 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,433 |
| BWT BU | 388 |
| CRN BU | 319 |
| HAY AC | 1,507 |
| HAY TONS | 1,321 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 403 |
| Number of chickens | 3,599 |
| Number of ducks | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 195 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 130 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 293 |
| Number of milk cows | 518 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,077 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 1,435 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 681 |
| Number of swine | 568 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 572 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 1,652 |
| OAT BU | 33,730 |
| PEA BU | 7,283 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 14,736 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 275 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,790 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,757 |
| RYE BU | 610 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,321 |
| WHT AC | 903 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,433 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,523 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,757 |
| CATTLE KS | 403 |
| CHEESE LB | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 236 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 313 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 549 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,790 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 130 |
| DUCKS | 68 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 195 |
| GRA BU | 136 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,599 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 293 |
| HOUSES | 149 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 144 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 115 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| MILK COWS | 518 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,077 |
| OTHERS | 814 |
| SHEEP | 1,435 |
| SHEEP KS | 681 |
| SUP AM | 17,931 |
| SUP FOR | 3,399 |
| SUP JV | 96 |
| SUP PAT | 12,418 |
| SUP SC | 5,417 |
| SUP TOT | 21,330 |
| SWINE | 568 |
| SWINE KS | 572 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 149 |
| TUR AC | 57 |
| TUR BU | 15,877 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
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/.