Carlow, Mayo, Ontario (1871 census)
Carlow, Mayo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.153°N, 77.631°W.
Population
In 1871, Carlow, Mayo had a population of 285: 138 male and 147 female residents. Population density was 1.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 285 |
| 1881 | 935 |
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 NO DATA, 1861 (21.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Carlow, Mayo shared boundaries with:
- Brudenell, Raglan, Radcliffe, Lyndoch
- Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham
- Faraday, Dungannon
- Herschel, Monteagle, McClure, Wicklow, Bangor
- Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 47 |
| Number of females | 147 |
| Number of males | 138 |
| Number of married females | 40 |
| Number of married males | 44 |
| Number of married persons | 84 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| Total population | 285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 105 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 92 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 197 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 46 |
| Number of occupied houses | 46 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 175 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 321 |
| HAY TONS | 330 |
| OAT BU | 7,147 |
| PEA BU | 324 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 8,012 |
| Total area (acres) | 81,334 |
| WHT SP BU | 904 |
| WHT WTR BU | 174 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 75 |
| AREA | 81,334 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| CD | 62 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 47 |
| FEMALE | 147 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 46 |
| INHABITED | 46 |
| MALE | 138 |
| MARRIED F | 40 |
| MARRIED M | 44 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 84 |
| POPULATION | 285 |
| ROOT BU | 26 |
| SINGLE F | 105 |
| SINGLE M | 92 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 197 |
| TUR BU | 1,184 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 2 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122011— 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). "Carlow, Mayo, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carlow-mayo-on062008-1871/.