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 density was 11.2 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).
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 426 |
| Number of males | 490 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 916 |
| Total population | 916 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 609 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 960 |
| Acres of potatoes | 181 |
| Acres of wheat | 724 |
| BAR BU | 2,885 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,885 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,899 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 716 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,383 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,843 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,320 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,276 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 89 |
| BWT BU | 154 |
| CRN BU | 508 |
| HAY AC | 960 |
| HAY TONS | 782 |
| OAT BU | 23,899 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,383 |
| POT AC | 181 |
| POT BU | 11,843 |
| RYE BU | 642 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 782 |
| WHT AC | 724 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,320 |
| WHT WTR BU | 89 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 267 |
| C UNMD M | 342 |
| C UNMD TOT | 609 |
| D OCC | 151 |
| FEMALE | 426 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 149 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 490 |
| MD F | 133 |
| MD M | 134 |
| MD TOT | 267 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 716 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 16,276 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
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/.