Carling, Ontario (1901 census)
Carling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 377. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5041308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.427°N, 80.232°W.
Population
In 1901, Carling had a population of 377: 204 male and 173 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 377 |
| 1921 | 402 |
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 Ferguson, Carling & Burpee, 1891 (43.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Carling, Ferguson & Shawanaga, 1911 (45.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Carling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 377 total population, 204 males, 173 females, 137 single males, 103 single females, 73 families, 63 married males, 61 married females, 9 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 73 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 58,537 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135006_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5041308
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carling,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Carling, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carling-on091007-1901/.