Carden, Ontario (1911 census)
Carden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 684. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5038277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.642°N, 79.050°W.
Population
In 1911, Carden had a population of 684: 364 male and 320 female residents. Population density was 8.4 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Carden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 805 |
| POP F | 320 |
| POP M | 364 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.10 |
| POP TOT | 684 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 20 |
| AREA ACRES | 48,121 |
| AREA SQ MI | 75.19 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 148 |
| BRIT IRISH | 378 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 69 |
| DUTCH | 52 |
| DWELLINGS | 139 |
| F MARRIED | 109 |
| F SINGLE | 190 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 26 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 125 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 225 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 254 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 121 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 282 |
| RUSSIAN | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carden-on129004-1911/.