Carnarvon, Ontario (1881 census)
Carnarvon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.691°N, 82.190°W.
Population
In 1881, Carnarvon had a population of 550: 295 male and 255 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).
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 Manitoulin, Centre, 1871 (9.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Carnarvon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 550 total population, 295 males, 255 females, 209 married persons, 110 families, 105 married males, 104 married females, 4 widowed persons, 3 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 337 single persons under 18, 189 single males under 18, 148 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 107 inhabited houses, 107 occupied houses, 10 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,790 bushels of turnips, 5,809 bushels of potatoes, 4,712 bushels of spring wheat, 3,422 bushels of oats, 1,209 bushels of barley, 876 bushels of peas and beans, 604 acres of wheat, 379 tons of hay, 371 acres of hay crops, 370 bushels of corn, 334 bushels of winter wheat, 220 bushels of other root crops, 64 acres of potatoes, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 550 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carnarvon-on182006-1881/.