Cardinal, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Cardinal, VL 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, VL had a population of 959: 481 male and 478 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 959 total population, 481 males, 478 females, 354 married persons, 203 families, 179 married females, 175 married males, 37 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 568 single persons under 18, 296 single males under 18, 272 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 926 persons who are not French Canadian, 33 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 houses, 202 occupied houses, 177 houses of 1 story, 162 houses built of wood, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses built of brick, 24 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses built of stone, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,042 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,223 pounds of homemade butter, 2,812 bushels of potatoes, 1,990 bushels of oats, 1,299 chickens, 943 cattle killed or sold, 920 bushels of turnips, 730 sheep slaughtered or sold, 660 acres of land in farms, 608 swine slaughtered or sold, 590 acres of improved land in farms, 449 acres of farmland under crops, 310 tons of hay, 303 bushels of barley, 271 acres of hay crops, 246 swine, 184 bushels of corn, 146 milk cows, 138 acres of oats, 131 occupants of farms, 123 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 106 ducks, 102 bushels of buckwheat, 95 horses aged over 3 years, 92 farm occupants who own their land, 86 acres of farmland in pasture, 70 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 63 bushels of spring wheat, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 25 bushels of rye, 22 acres of potatoes, 21 other cattle, 21 sheep, 20 geese, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of barley, 12 turkeys, 10 acres of wheat, 9 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113007_1911_1921— 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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cardinal-vl-on066002-1891/.