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 density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 550 |
| 1891 | 500 |
| 1901 | 757 |
| 1911 | 780 |
| 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 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 233 |
| Number of males | 267 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 70 |
| Number of married persons | 139 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 233 |
| POP M | 267 |
| POP TOT | 500 |
| Total population | 500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 350 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 500 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 28 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 842 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,574 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,569 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,151 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,450 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,024 |
| Acres of oats | 513 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 583 |
| BAR AC | 112 |
| BAR BU | 1,747 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,747 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,363 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,402 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,518 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,417 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,014 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 1,151 |
| HAY TONS | 1,331 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 156 |
| Number of chickens | 3,048 |
| Number of ducks | 383 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 232 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 71 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 115 |
| Number of milk cows | 272 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 94 |
| Number of other cattle | 525 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 733 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 351 |
| Number of swine | 405 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 504 |
| Number of turkeys | 316 |
| OAT AC | 513 |
| OAT BU | 10,363 |
| PEA BU | 10,402 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 8,518 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 355 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,038 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 525 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,393 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,331 |
| WHT AC | 583 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,417 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,393 |
| CATTLE KS | 156 |
| CHEESE LB | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 159 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 350 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,038 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 71 |
| DUCKS | 383 |
| FAMILIES | 82 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 525 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 232 |
| GRA BU | 117 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,048 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 115 |
| HOUSES | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES W | 81 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 69 |
| MD MALE | 70 |
| MD TOT | 139 |
| MILK COWS | 272 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 94 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 525 |
| OTHERS | 500 |
| SHEEP | 733 |
| SHEEP KS | 351 |
| SUP AM | 4,450 |
| SUP FOR | 13,574 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 842 |
| SUP SC | 3,569 |
| SUP TOT | 18,024 |
| SWINE | 405 |
| SWINE KS | 504 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 81 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 7,014 |
| TURKEY | 316 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 81 |
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/.