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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,114 total population, 590 males, 524 females, 338 married persons, 196 families, 169 married females, 169 married males, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 9 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 756 single persons under 18, 410 single males under 18, 346 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 196 inhabited houses, 196 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,595 bushels of oats, 17,447 bushels of turnips, 14,661 bushels of potatoes, 4,941 bushels of peas and beans, 3,541 bushels of spring wheat, 1,531 tons of hay, 1,441 acres of hay crops, 998 bushels of other root crops, 614 bushels of barley, 384 bushels of buckwheat, 379 acres of wheat, 359 bushels of corn, 166 bushels of rye, 139 acres of potatoes, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,114 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:
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/.