Carlow, Mayo, Ontario (1881 census)
Carlow, Mayo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.153°N, 77.631°W.
Population
In 1881, Carlow, Mayo had a population of 935: 501 male and 434 female residents. Population density was 5.8 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mayo, 1891 (51.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Carlow, 1891 (48.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Carlow, Mayo shared boundaries with:
- Bangor
- Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham
- Dungannon
- Limerick, Cashel
- Monteagle & Herschell
- Raglan & Radcliffe
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 | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 434 |
| Number of males | 501 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 272 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 935 |
| Total population | 935 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 651 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 153 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 951 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of wheat | 635 |
| BAR BU | 465 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,331 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,080 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,245 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,424 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,417 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,254 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 128 |
| BWT BU | 230 |
| CRN BU | 307 |
| HAY AC | 951 |
| HAY TONS | 949 |
| OAT BU | 23,331 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,080 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 14,245 |
| RYE BU | 1,424 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 949 |
| WHT AC | 635 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,417 |
| WHT WTR BU | 128 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 288 |
| C UNMD M | 363 |
| C UNMD TOT | 651 |
| D OCC | 153 |
| FEMALE | 434 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| H INHAB | 153 |
| MALE | 501 |
| MD F | 137 |
| MD M | 135 |
| MD TOT | 272 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 296 |
| TUR BU | 11,254 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122011— 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 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). "Carlow, Mayo, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carlow-mayo-on122011-1881/.