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 density was 4.5 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 335 |
| Number of males | 376 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 240 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| Total population | 711 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 457 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 147 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 761 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 131 |
| HAY AC | 472 |
| HAY TONS | 637 |
| OAT BU | 4,427 |
| PEA BU | 849 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 12,914 |
| RYE BU | 644 |
| Total area (acres) | 95,565 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,932 |
| WHT WTR BU | 78 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 163 |
| AREA | 95,565 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| CD | 85 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FEMALE | 335 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 147 |
| INHABITED | 147 |
| MALE | 376 |
| MARRIED F | 118 |
| MARRIED M | 122 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 240 |
| POPULATION | 711 |
| ROOT BU | 209 |
| SINGLE F | 214 |
| SINGLE M | 243 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 457 |
| TUR BU | 14,035 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 14 |
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/.