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 9.1 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Carden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 48,121 area in acres, 684 total population, 364 males in the population, 320 females in the population, 225 single (never-married) males, 190 single (never-married) females, 141 families, 125 married males, 109 married females, 75.19 area in square miles, 21 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 9.10 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 805 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 378 persons of British origin (Irish), 148 persons of British origin (English), 69 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of Dutch origin, 26 persons of German origin, 6 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 282 Roman Catholics, 254 Methodists, 121 Presbyterians, 20 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Baptists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 139 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.