Carling, Ontario (1911 census)
Carling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 575. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5041308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.427°N, 80.232°W.
Population
In 1911, Carling had a population of 575: 201 male and 160 female residents. Population density was 4.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 377 |
| 1911 | 575 |
| 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 contained Carling, 1901 (45.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shawanaga, 1921 (22.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ferguson, 1921 (26.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Carling, 1921 (45.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Carling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 58,537 area in acres, 575 total population, 201 males in the population, 160 females in the population, 136 single (never-married) males, 94 single (never-married) females, 91.47 area in square miles, 65 families, 59 married males, 48 married females, 18 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 3.95 population per square mile. 377 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 176 persons of British origin (Irish), 145 persons of British origin (English), 141 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of German origin, 34 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Russian origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 193 Presbyterians, 157 Methodists, 62 Anglicans (Church of England), 54 Baptists, 44 Roman Catholics, 32 Disciples of Christ, 24 Lutherans, 5 Brethren, 3 Mennonites, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 65 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135006_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5041308
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carling,_Ontario
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). "Carling, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carling-on108005-1911/.