Carleton Place, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Carleton Place, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.143°N, 76.139°W.
Population
In 1871, Carleton Place, Village had a population of 1,205: 629 male and 576 female residents. Population density was 470.4 people per square mile.
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 576 |
| Number of males | 629 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 1,205 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 365 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 787 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 28 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 191 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 60 |
| CRN BU | 34 |
| HAY AC | 135 |
| HAY TONS | 127 |
| OAT BU | 697 |
| PEA BU | 165 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 2,402 |
| Total area (acres) | 660 |
| WHT SP BU | 276 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 30 |
| AREA | 660 |
| BEING BUILT | 28 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FEMALE | 576 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 191 |
| INHABITED | 191 |
| MALE | 629 |
| MARRIED F | 194 |
| MARRIED M | 195 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 389 |
| POPULATION | 1,205 |
| ROOT BU | 30 |
| SINGLE F | 365 |
| SINGLE M | 422 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 787 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123016— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carleton-place-village-on079010-1871/.