Carlow, Ontario (1911 census)
Carlow was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 747. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261030. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.224°N, 77.671°W.
Population
In 1911, Carlow had a population of 747: 406 male and 341 female residents. Population density was 9.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Carlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 49,600 area in acres, 747 total population, 406 males in the population, 341 females in the population, 281 single (never-married) males, 220 single (never-married) females, 124 families, 116 married males, 107 married females, 77.50 area in square miles, 14 widowed females, 9.64 population per square mile, 9 widowed males. 655 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 245 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 234 persons of British origin (Irish), 123 persons of British origin (English), 64 persons of German origin, 58 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 308 Presbyterians, 199 Methodists, 104 Brethren, 66 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 Roman Catholics, 22 Baptists, 14 Lutherans, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 123 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079001— 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 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). "Carlow, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carlow-on079001-1911/.