Carden, Ontario (1881 census)
Carden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 916. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5038277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.642°N, 79.050°W.
Population
In 1881, Carden had a population of 916: 490 male and 426 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 Carden, Dalton, 1871 (54.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Carden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 916 total population, 490 males, 426 females, 267 married persons, 164 families, 134 married males, 133 married females, 40 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 609 single persons under 18, 342 single males under 18, 267 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 151 occupied houses, 149 inhabited houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,899 bushels of oats, 16,276 bushels of turnips, 11,843 bushels of potatoes, 8,383 bushels of peas and beans, 4,320 bushels of spring wheat, 2,885 bushels of barley, 960 acres of hay crops, 782 tons of hay, 724 acres of wheat, 716 bushels of other root crops, 642 bushels of rye, 508 bushels of corn, 181 acres of potatoes, 154 bushels of buckwheat, 104 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 89 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 916 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carden-on130004-1881/.