Carrick, Ontario (1871 census)
Carrick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,005. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.042°N, 81.105°W.
Population
In 1871, Carrick had a population of 5,005: 2,593 male and 2,412 female residents. Population density was 49.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 3,163 |
| 1871 | 5,005 |
| 1881 | 5,909 |
| 1891 | 5,503 |
| 1901 | 5,023 |
| 1911 | 4,008 |
| 1921 | 2,938 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Carrick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 831 |
| Number of females | 2,412 |
| Number of males | 2,593 |
| Number of married females | 801 |
| Number of married males | 801 |
| Number of married persons | 1,602 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| Total population | 5,005 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,565 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,761 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,326 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 826 |
| Number of occupied houses | 827 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 21,965 |
| BWT BU | 82 |
| CRN BU | 93 |
| HAY AC | 5,252 |
| HAY TONS | 6,021 |
| OAT BU | 101,096 |
| PEA BU | 48,582 |
| POT AC | 554 |
| POT BU | 49,449 |
| RYE BU | 112 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,166 |
| WHT SP BU | 69,669 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17,123 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,752 |
| AREA | 61,166 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 27 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 831 |
| FEMALE | 2,412 |
| GRA BU | 433 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 827 |
| INHABITED | 826 |
| MALE | 2,593 |
| MARRIED F | 801 |
| MARRIED M | 801 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,602 |
| POPULATION | 5,005 |
| ROOT BU | 3,444 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,565 |
| SINGLE M | 1,761 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,326 |
| TUR BU | 156,944 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Carrick, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carrick-on027004-1871/.