Cartwright, Ontario (1891 census)
Cartwright was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.119°N, 78.802°W.
Population
In 1891, Cartwright had a population of 2,026: 1,046 male and 980 female residents. Population density was 28.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cartwright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 412 |
| Number of families | 412 |
| Number of females | 980 |
| Number of males | 1,046 |
| Number of married females | 345 |
| Number of married males | 341 |
| Number of married persons | 686 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP F | 980 |
| POP M | 1,046 |
| POP TOT | 2,026 |
| Total population | 2,026 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 673 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,253 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,024 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 410 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 358 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 307 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 102 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 228 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 410 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,053 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 507 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,831 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,443 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,314 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,019 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,652 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,095 |
| Acres of oats | 3,625 |
| Acres of potatoes | 383 |
| Acres of turnips | 715 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,522 |
| BAR AC | 4,053 |
| BAR BU | 73,553 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73,553 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,685 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 667 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,021 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 91,888 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22,488 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,066 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,655 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 62,517 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 366,948 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| BWT BU | 2,685 |
| CRN BU | 2,021 |
| HAY AC | 4,019 |
| HAY TONS | 5,975 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 609 |
| Number of chickens | 14,759 |
| Number of ducks | 206 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 268 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 111 |
| Number of geese | 751 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 417 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 968 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,157 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 383 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,929 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 103 |
| Number of sheep | 1,449 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 780 |
| Number of swine | 2,149 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,831 |
| Number of turkeys | 352 |
| OAT AC | 3,625 |
| OAT BU | 91,888 |
| PEA BU | 22,488 |
| POT AC | 383 |
| POT BU | 46,066 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,012 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 280 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 102,929 |
| RYE BU | 2,655 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,975 |
| WHT AC | 5,522 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,037 |
| WHT SP BU | 62,517 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 100 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 126 |
| BEN BU | 124 |
| BUTTER LB | 102,929 |
| CATTLE KS | 609 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 580 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 673 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,253 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,012 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 417 |
| DUCKS | 206 |
| FAMILIES | 412 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 280 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 751 |
| GRA BU | 667 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,759 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 968 |
| HOUSES | 410 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 307 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 228 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 358 |
| INF 11 A | 103 |
| MD FEM | 345 |
| MD MALE | 341 |
| MD TOT | 686 |
| MILK COWS | 1,157 |
| NAME CD | Durham, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 111 |
| OC P | 268 |
| OC TOT | 383 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,929 |
| OTHERS | 2,024 |
| SHEEP | 1,449 |
| SHEEP KS | 780 |
| SUP AM | 28,652 |
| SUP FOR | 6,443 |
| SUP JV | 507 |
| SUP PAT | 4,831 |
| SUP SC | 23,314 |
| SUP TOT | 35,095 |
| SWINE | 2,149 |
| SWINE KS | 1,831 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 410 |
| TUR AC | 715 |
| TUR BU | 366,948 |
| TURKEY | 352 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059002— 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 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). "Cartwright, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cartwright-on059002-1891/.