Watt, Cardwell, Ontario (1871 census)
Watt, Cardwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.240°N, 79.521°W.
Population
In 1871, Watt, Cardwell had a population of 711: 376 male and 335 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 711 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
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 Morrison and Muskoka, 1861 (20.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Watt, Cardwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 711 total population, 376 males, 335 females, 240 married persons, 147 families, 122 married males, 118 married females, 14 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 457 single persons under 18, 243 single males under 18, 214 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 147 inhabited houses, 147 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 95,565 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131006— 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). "Watt, Cardwell, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watt-cardwell-on085004-1871/.