Carnarvon, Ontario (1891 census)
Carnarvon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.691°N, 82.190°W.
Population
In 1891, Carnarvon had a population of 500: 267 male and 233 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 550 |
| 1891 | 500 |
| 1901 | 757 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 832 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Carnarvon 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 500 total population, 267 males, 233 females, 139 married persons, 82 families, 70 married males, 69 married females, 11 widowed persons, 6.10 average size of families, 6 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 350 single persons under 18, 191 single males under 18, 159 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 500 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 81 houses, 81 houses built of wood, 81 occupied houses, 53 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 1 story, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,393 pounds of homemade butter, 18,024 acres of land in farms, 13,574 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,402 bushels of peas, 10,363 bushels of oats, 8,518 bushels of potatoes, 7,417 bushels of spring wheat, 7,014 bushels of turnips, 4,450 acres of improved land in farms, 3,569 acres of farmland under crops, 3,048 chickens, 3,038 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,747 bushels of barley, 1,331 tons of hay, 1,151 acres of hay crops, 842 acres of farmland in pasture, 733 sheep, 583 acres of wheat, 525 other cattle, 525 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 513 acres of oats, 504 swine slaughtered or sold, 405 swine, 383 ducks, 355 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 351 sheep slaughtered or sold, 316 turkeys, 272 milk cows, 232 geese, 156 cattle killed or sold, 117 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 115 horses aged over 3 years, 112 acres of barley, 94 occupants of farms, 81 oxen, 80 farm occupants who own their land, 71 horses aged 3 years and under, 68 other fowl, 65 acres of potatoes, 65 bushels of corn, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 acres of turnips, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 bushels of buckwheat, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 bushels of winter wheat, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046051— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261035
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). "Carnarvon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carnarvon-on046051-1891/.