Watt, Cardwell, Ontario (1881 census)
Watt, Cardwell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.240°N, 79.521°W.
Population
In 1881, Watt, Cardwell had a population of 1,114: 590 male and 524 female residents. Population density was 7.0 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell, 1891 (66.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Watt, Cardwell 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 | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 524 |
| Number of males | 590 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 338 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 1,114 |
| Total population | 1,114 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 410 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 756 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 196 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,441 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of wheat | 379 |
| BAR BU | 614 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 614 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,595 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 998 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,941 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,661 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,541 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,447 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 384 |
| CRN BU | 359 |
| HAY AC | 1,441 |
| HAY TONS | 1,531 |
| OAT BU | 18,595 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,941 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 14,661 |
| RYE BU | 166 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,531 |
| WHT AC | 379 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,541 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 346 |
| C UNMD M | 410 |
| C UNMD TOT | 756 |
| D OCC | 196 |
| FEMALE | 524 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| H INHAB | 196 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 590 |
| MD F | 169 |
| MD M | 169 |
| MD TOT | 338 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 998 |
| TUR BU | 17,447 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131006— 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 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). "Watt, Cardwell, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/watt-cardwell-on131006-1881/.