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 density was 33.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cartwright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 421 |
| Number of families | 421 |
| Number of females | 1,133 |
| Number of males | 1,224 |
| Number of married females | 354 |
| Number of married males | 352 |
| Number of married persons | 706 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP TOT | 2,357 |
| Total population | 2,357 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 723 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 843 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,566 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 418 |
| Number of occupied houses | 418 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,497 |
| Acres of potatoes | 389 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,456 |
| BAR BU | 70,408 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70,408 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 502 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,234 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 98,100 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,780 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20,683 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,427 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,276 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 73,099 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 239,248 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| BWT BU | 246 |
| CRN BU | 2,234 |
| HAY AC | 2,497 |
| HAY TONS | 2,643 |
| OAT BU | 98,100 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20,683 |
| POT AC | 389 |
| POT BU | 56,427 |
| RYE BU | 4,276 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,643 |
| WHT AC | 6,456 |
| WHT SP BU | 73,099 |
| WHT WTR BU | 400 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 723 |
| C UNMD M | 843 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,566 |
| D OCC | 418 |
| FEMALE | 1,133 |
| GRA BU | 502 |
| H INHAB | 418 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 1,224 |
| MD F | 354 |
| MD M | 352 |
| MD TOT | 706 |
| NUMBER CD | 128 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,780 |
| TUR BU | 239,248 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128004— 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 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/.