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 density was 7.2 people per square mile.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 98 |
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 269 |
| Number of males | 300 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 178 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 269 |
| POP M | 300 |
| POP TOT | 569 |
| Total population | 569 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 208 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 381 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 567 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 95 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 95 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 829 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,611 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,679 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,118 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,553 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,164 |
| Acres of oats | 959 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 368 |
| BAR AC | 48 |
| BAR BU | 731 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 731 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,111 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,446 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,044 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,794 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,094 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,845 |
| BWT BU | 1,111 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 290 |
| CRN BU | 68 |
| HAY AC | 1,118 |
| HAY TONS | 1,367 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 149 |
| Number of chickens | 2,040 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of geese | 90 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 151 |
| Number of milk cows | 453 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 97 |
| Number of other cattle | 461 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 491 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of swine | 294 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 249 |
| Number of turkeys | 219 |
| OAT AC | 959 |
| OAT BU | 19,446 |
| PEA BU | 5,044 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 7,794 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 236 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,765 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,856 |
| RYE BU | 1,094 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,367 |
| WHT AC | 368 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,052 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,856 |
| CATTLE KS | 149 |
| CHEESE LB | 236 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 208 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 381 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,765 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 90 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,040 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 151 |
| HOUSES | 95 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 95 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 89 |
| MD TOT | 178 |
| MILK COWS | 453 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 97 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 461 |
| OTHERS | 567 |
| SHEEP | 491 |
| SHEEP KS | 246 |
| SILOS | 290 |
| SUP AM | 4,553 |
| SUP FOR | 10,611 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 829 |
| SUP SC | 3,679 |
| SUP TOT | 15,164 |
| SWINE | 294 |
| SWINE KS | 249 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 95 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,845 |
| TURKEY | 219 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
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/.