The Township of Carden was a

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in the north-west corner of Victoria County, now the city of

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, in the

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province of

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Geography

According to the

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, the last prior to the amalgamation of Victoria County, the township has a total area of .

Name

Sir

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, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1830 to 1836 named the town to honour Admiral

John Surman Carden Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral John Surman Carden (15 August 1771 – 22 April 1858) was an officer of the British Royal Navy in the early nineteenth century. Although the majority of his service was against the French during the Napoleonic Wa ...

1771-1858 who embarked Sir John following the relief of Sir John Moore's army at Corunna in the Peninsula War.Communication from librarian of Carden Township, in 2002

Demographics

''*Note that the following precise figures were rounded to the nearest 5 by

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, and that percentages may have a small

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.'' As of the census of 1996, there were 890 people, 335 households and 285 families in the township. The population density was . The racial makeup of the county was 100%

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, with no permanent residents of a visible minority. There were 335 households and 285 families, out of which 91.20% were married couples, and 8.80% were single parent families. 14.93% of households were made up of individuals. The average household value was $165,563. The age distribution was 5.1% under the age of 4, 12.4% from 5 to 14, 10.7% from 15 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 54, 12.9% from 55 to 64, and 18.0% 65 or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. The median

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income for the township was $21,667. Males had a median income of $28,007 versus $14,370 for females. In the population over 25, 19.0% had less than a grade nine education. 54.8% had at least a high school diploma or equivalent. While 35.7% graduated from a non-university post-secondary institute, only 4.8% completed university.

Communities

* Dalrymple *Carden (converted to

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in 2014) *Horncastle (ghost town) *Rohallion

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