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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,909 total population, 3,027 males, 2,882 females, 1,721 married persons, 1,013 families, 861 married males, 860 married females, 158 widowed persons, 93 widowed females, 65 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,030 single persons under 18, 2,101 single males under 18, 1,929 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,013 inhabited houses, 1,013 occupied houses, 60 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 289,436 bushels of turnips, 192,785 bushels of winter wheat, 141,042 bushels of oats, 76,215 bushels of peas and beans, 59,841 bushels of potatoes, 13,336 bushels of barley, 11,493 bushels of spring wheat, 10,378 acres of wheat, 8,490 bushels of other root crops, 7,421 tons of hay, 6,078 acres of hay crops, 557 acres of potatoes, 365 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 86 bushels of corn, 47 bushels of rye, 12 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,909 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:
ON176004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104006_1921— 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/.