Carleton Place, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Carleton Place, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,205. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1041701. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.143°N, 76.139°W.
Population
In 1871, Carleton Place, T-V had a population of 1,205: 629 male and 576 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,205 |
| 1881 | 1,975 |
| 1891 | 4,435 |
| 1901 | 4,059 |
| 1911 | 3,621 |
| 1921 | 3,841 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Carleton Place, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,205 total population, 629 males, 576 females, 389 married persons, 214 families, 195 married males, 194 married females, 29 widowed persons, 17 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 787 single persons under 18, 422 single males under 18, 365 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 191 inhabited houses, 191 occupied houses, 28 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 660 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Bell | 1808–1894 | died here |
| Bennett Rosamond | 1833–1910 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123016_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1041701
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Place
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Place
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Carleton Place, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carleton-place-t-v-on079010-1871/.