Cardwell, Ontario (1911 census)
Cardwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 409. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.297°N, 79.555°W.
Population
In 1911, Cardwell had a population of 409: 250 male and 159 female residents. Population density was 5.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 466 |
| 1911 | 409 |
| 1921 | 234 |
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, Cardwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,065 area in acres, 409 total population, 250 males in the population, 170 single (never-married) males, 159 females in the population, 97 single (never-married) females, 78.23 area in square miles, 66 families, 59 married males, 58 married females, 15 males with marital status not given, 6 widowed males, 5.23 population per square mile, 4 widowed females. 466 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 228 persons of British origin (English), 56 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of German origin, 10 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 171 Anglicans (Church of England), 131 Methodists, 59 Presbyterians, 29 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 21 Lutherans, 21 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 66 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129003_1901— 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 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). "Cardwell, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cardwell-on098003-1911/.