Cartwright, Ontario (1881 census)
Cartwright was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,357. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.119°N, 78.802°W.
Population
In 1881, Cartwright had a population of 2,357: 1,224 male and 1,133 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cartwright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,357 total population, 1,224 males, 1,133 females, 706 married persons, 421 families, 354 married females, 352 married males, 85 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,566 single persons under 18, 843 single males under 18, 723 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 418 inhabited houses, 418 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 239,248 bushels of turnips, 98,100 bushels of oats, 73,099 bushels of spring wheat, 70,408 bushels of barley, 56,427 bushels of potatoes, 20,683 bushels of peas and beans, 6,780 bushels of other root crops, 6,456 acres of wheat, 4,276 bushels of rye, 2,643 tons of hay, 2,497 acres of hay crops, 2,234 bushels of corn, 502 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 400 bushels of winter wheat, 389 acres of potatoes, 246 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,357 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:
ON128004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108001_1871— 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). "Cartwright, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cartwright-on128004-1881/.