Carrick, Ontario (1881 census)
Carrick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.042°N, 81.105°W.
Population
In 1881, Carrick had a population of 5,909: 3,027 male and 2,882 female residents. Population density was 58.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Carrick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,013 |
| Number of families | 1,013 |
| Number of females | 2,882 |
| Number of males | 3,027 |
| Number of married females | 860 |
| Number of married males | 861 |
| Number of married persons | 1,721 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| Number of widowed persons | 158 |
| POP TOT | 5,909 |
| Total population | 5,909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,929 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,101 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,030 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,013 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,013 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 60 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,078 |
| Acres of potatoes | 557 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,378 |
| BAR BU | 13,336 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,336 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 141,042 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8,490 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 76,215 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,841 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,493 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 289,436 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 192,785 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 6,078 |
| HAY TONS | 7,421 |
| OAT BU | 141,042 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 76,215 |
| POT AC | 557 |
| POT BU | 59,841 |
| RYE BU | 47 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,421 |
| WHT AC | 10,378 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,493 |
| WHT WTR BU | 192,785 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,929 |
| C UNMD M | 2,101 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,030 |
| D OCC | 1,013 |
| FEMALE | 2,882 |
| GRA BU | 365 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,013 |
| H UNINH | 60 |
| MALE | 3,027 |
| MD F | 860 |
| MD M | 861 |
| MD TOT | 1,721 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8,490 |
| TUR BU | 289,436 |
| WID F | 93 |
| WID M | 65 |
| WID TOT | 158 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON176004— 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 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). "Carrick, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/carrick-on176004-1881/.