Cartwright, Ontario (1871–1921)

Cartwright was a township in Ontario, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. Population declined across the period (from 2,514 in 1871 to 1,399 in 1921).

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary lineage

Successors

• later split into Cartwright in 1871

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON108001_1871 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: not yet grounded.

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.