Carleton Place, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Carleton Place, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.143°N, 76.139°W.
Population
In 1881, Carleton Place, Village had a population of 1,975: 978 male and 997 female residents. Population density was 771.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Carleton Place, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 395 |
| Number of families | 395 |
| Number of females | 997 |
| Number of males | 978 |
| Number of married females | 326 |
| Number of married males | 326 |
| Number of married persons | 652 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP TOT | 1,975 |
| Total population | 1,975 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,258 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 395 |
| Number of occupied houses | 395 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 43 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 940 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,972 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 447 |
| HAY AC | 43 |
| HAY TONS | 48 |
| OAT BU | 940 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 278 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,972 |
| RYE BU | 122 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 48 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 102 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 620 |
| C UNMD M | 638 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,258 |
| D OCC | 395 |
| FEMALE | 997 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 395 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 978 |
| MD F | 326 |
| MD M | 326 |
| MD TOT | 652 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 105 |
| TUR BU | 125 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carleton-place-village-on111008-1881/.