Cartwright, Ontario (1871 census)
Cartwright was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.119°N, 78.802°W.
Population
In 1871, Cartwright had a population of 2,514: 1,306 male and 1,208 female residents. Population density was 35.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,756 |
| 1861 | 2,727 |
| 1871 | 2,514 |
| 1881 | 2,357 |
| 1891 | 2,026 |
| 1901 | 1,768 |
| 1911 | 1,584 |
| 1921 | 1,399 |
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 Cartwright, 1861 (61.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cartwright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 411 |
| Number of females | 1,208 |
| Number of males | 1,306 |
| Number of married females | 350 |
| Number of married males | 355 |
| Number of married persons | 705 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 2,514 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 811 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 919 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,730 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 401 |
| Number of occupied houses | 401 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 24,740 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 406 |
| HAY AC | 3,057 |
| HAY TONS | 2,693 |
| OAT BU | 50,289 |
| PEA BU | 15,716 |
| POT AC | 441 |
| POT BU | 51,186 |
| RYE BU | 2,008 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 39,775 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,537 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,982 |
| AREA | 49,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 125 |
| CD | 50 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 411 |
| FEMALE | 1,208 |
| GRA BU | 484 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 401 |
| INHABITED | 401 |
| MALE | 1,306 |
| MARRIED F | 350 |
| MARRIED M | 355 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 705 |
| POPULATION | 2,514 |
| ROOT BU | 3,982 |
| SINGLE F | 811 |
| SINGLE M | 919 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,730 |
| TUR BU | 147,743 |
| UNINHABITED | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108001— 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). "Cartwright, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cartwright-on050003-1871/.