Cardinal, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Cardinal, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.805°N, 75.378°W.
Population
In 1891, Cardinal, Village had a population of 959: 481 male and 478 female residents. Population density was 956.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 959 |
| 1901 | 1,378 |
| 1911 | 1,111 |
| 1921 | 1,241 |
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 Edwardsburg, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cardinal, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 478 |
| Number of males | 481 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 478 |
| POP M | 481 |
| POP TOT | 959 |
| Total population | 959 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 568 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 33 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 926 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 202 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 70 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 449 |
| Acres of hay crops | 271 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 590 |
| Acres of land in farms | 660 |
| Acres of oats | 138 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 303 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,990 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,812 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 920 |
| BWT BU | 102 |
| CRN BU | 184 |
| HAY AC | 271 |
| HAY TONS | 310 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 943 |
| Number of chickens | 1,299 |
| Number of ducks | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 95 |
| Number of milk cows | 146 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 123 |
| Number of sheep | 21 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 730 |
| Number of swine | 246 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 608 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 138 |
| OAT BU | 1,990 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,812 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,042 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 34 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,223 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 310 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 63 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,223 |
| CATTLE KS | 943 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,042 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 568 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 52 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 106 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 34 |
| FRN CA | 33 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,299 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 95 |
| HOUSES | 202 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 123 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 354 |
| MILK COWS | 146 |
| NAME CD | Grenville, South—Sud |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 21 |
| OTHERS | 926 |
| SHEEP | 21 |
| SHEEP KS | 730 |
| SUP AM | 590 |
| SUP FOR | 70 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 86 |
| SUP SC | 449 |
| SUP TOT | 660 |
| SWINE | 246 |
| SWINE KS | 608 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 920 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Cardinal, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cardinal-village-on066002-1891/.