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 density was 6.9 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).
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 110 |
| Number of families | 110 |
| Number of females | 255 |
| Number of males | 295 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| POP TOT | 550 |
| Total population | 550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 337 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 107 |
| Number of occupied houses | 107 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 371 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 604 |
| BAR BU | 1,209 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,209 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,422 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 876 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,809 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,712 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,790 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 334 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 370 |
| HAY AC | 371 |
| HAY TONS | 379 |
| OAT BU | 3,422 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 876 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 5,809 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 379 |
| WHT AC | 604 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,712 |
| WHT WTR BU | 334 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 148 |
| C UNMD M | 189 |
| C UNMD TOT | 337 |
| D OCC | 107 |
| FEMALE | 255 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 107 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 295 |
| MD F | 104 |
| MD M | 105 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 220 |
| TUR BU | 9,790 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 4 |
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/.