Carrick, Ontario (1891 census)
Carrick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,503. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.042°N, 81.105°W.
Population
In 1891, Carrick had a population of 5,503: 2,850 male and 2,653 female residents. Population density was 54.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Carrick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 921 |
| Number of families | 921 |
| Number of females | 2,653 |
| Number of males | 2,850 |
| Number of married females | 831 |
| Number of married males | 831 |
| Number of married persons | 1,662 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| POP F | 2,653 |
| POP M | 2,850 |
| POP TOT | 5,503 |
| Total population | 5,503 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,735 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,954 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,689 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 51 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,452 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 911 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 121 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 60 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 730 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 836 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 74 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 505 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 913 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 901 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 988 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,309 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,670 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,904 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,466 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,202 |
| Acres of land in farms | 59,872 |
| Acres of oats | 7,699 |
| Acres of potatoes | 602 |
| Acres of turnips | 786 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,901 |
| BAR AC | 901 |
| BAR BU | 21,286 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,286 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 439 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 197,385 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 101,517 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 63,699 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 766 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,107 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 331,355 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100,105 |
| BWT BU | 294 |
| CRN BU | 107 |
| HAY AC | 8,466 |
| HAY TONS | 13,797 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,675 |
| Number of chickens | 26,255 |
| Number of ducks | 443 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 717 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 98 |
| Number of geese | 1,143 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 677 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,518 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,843 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 820 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,234 |
| Number of other fowl | 181 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 152 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 272 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 252 |
| Number of sheep | 5,897 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,097 |
| Number of swine | 3,988 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,850 |
| Number of turkeys | 168 |
| OAT AC | 7,699 |
| OAT BU | 197,385 |
| PEA BU | 101,517 |
| POT AC | 602 |
| POT BU | 63,699 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 856 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 23,222 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 973 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 241,383 |
| RYE BU | 766 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,797 |
| WHT AC | 5,901 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100,105 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,107 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 152 |
| A 11 50 | 119 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 272 |
| BEN BU | 131 |
| BUTTER LB | 241,383 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,675 |
| CHEESE LB | 856 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,735 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,954 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,689 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 23,222 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 677 |
| DUCKS | 443 |
| FAMILIES | 921 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 973 |
| FRN CA | 51 |
| GEESE | 1,143 |
| GRA BU | 439 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,255 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,518 |
| HOUSES | 911 |
| HOUSES B | 121 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 112 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 116 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 836 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 60 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 505 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 730 |
| INF 11 A | 252 |
| MD FEM | 831 |
| MD MALE | 831 |
| MD TOT | 1,662 |
| MILK COWS | 2,843 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, East-Est |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 98 |
| OC P | 717 |
| OC TOT | 820 |
| OTHER FOWL | 181 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,234 |
| OTHERS | 5,452 |
| SHEEP | 5,897 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,097 |
| SUP AM | 46,202 |
| SUP FOR | 13,670 |
| SUP JV | 988 |
| SUP PAT | 14,309 |
| SUP SC | 30,904 |
| SUP TOT | 59,872 |
| SWINE | 3,988 |
| SWINE KS | 3,850 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 913 |
| TUR AC | 786 |
| TUR BU | 331,355 |
| TURKEY | 168 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 87 |
| WID MALE | 65 |
| WID TOT | 152 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051002— 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 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). "Carrick, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carrick-on051002-1891/.