Carlow, Ontario (1891 census)
Carlow was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261030. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.224°N, 77.671°W.
Population
In 1891, Carlow had a population of 569: 300 male and 269 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 569 |
| 1901 | 655 |
| 1911 | 747 |
| 1921 | 529 |
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 Carlow, Mayo, 1881 (48.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Carlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 569 total population, 300 males, 269 females, 178 married persons, 98 families, 89 married females, 89 married males, 10 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5.80 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 381 single persons under 18, 208 single males under 18, 173 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 567 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 95 houses, 95 houses built of wood, 95 occupied houses, 48 houses of 1 story, 46 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,446 bushels of oats, 15,856 pounds of homemade butter, 15,164 acres of land in farms, 10,611 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,794 bushels of potatoes, 5,044 bushels of peas, 4,553 acres of improved land in farms, 3,679 acres of farmland under crops, 3,052 bushels of spring wheat, 2,040 chickens, 1,845 bushels of turnips, 1,765 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,367 tons of hay, 1,118 acres of hay crops, 1,111 bushels of buckwheat, 1,094 bushels of rye, 959 acres of oats, 829 acres of farmland in pasture, 731 bushels of barley, 491 sheep, 461 other cattle, 453 milk cows, 368 acres of wheat, 294 swine, Capacity of silos (tons): 290, 249 swine slaughtered or sold, 246 sheep slaughtered or sold, 236 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 219 turkeys, 151 horses aged over 3 years, 149 cattle killed or sold, 97 farm occupants who own their land, 97 occupants of farms, 90 geese, 68 bushels of corn, 63 acres of potatoes, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 acres of barley, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 bushels of beans, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 other fowl, 15 acres of turnips, 15 oxen, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 ducks, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261030
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carlow-on074002-1891/.