Cambridge, Ontario (1851 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in Russell County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.317°N, 75.132°W.
Population
In 1851, Cambridge had a population of 200: 134 male and 66 female residents. Population density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 200 |
| 1861 | 669 |
| 1871 | 769 |
| 1881 | 1,676 |
| 1891 | 4,113 |
| 1901 | 3,459 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,426 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 221 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 26 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 59 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 7 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 77 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 57 |
| Number of families | 26 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 3 |
| Number of females | 66 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 6 |
| Number of males | 134 |
| Number of married females | 25 |
| Number of married males | 36 |
| Number of single females | 40 |
| Number of single males | 96 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| POP | 200 |
| POP FX N.1 | 66 |
| POP MX N.1 | 134 |
| POP XX N.1 | 200 |
| Total population | 200 |
Age structure (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 4 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 10 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 10 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 14 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 19 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 23 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 28 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 119 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 32 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 6 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 10 |
| Acres of corn | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 492 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,745 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,287 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,785 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,530 |
| Acres of oats | 203 |
| Acres of peas | 41 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 239 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 32 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 39 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 86 |
| BEEF BAR | 39 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 906 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,093 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 528 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,277 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,926 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,963 |
| BWT AC | 10 |
| BWT BU | 78 |
| CRN AC | 46 |
| CRN BU | 906 |
| HAY TONS | 742 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 137 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 163 |
| Number of horses | 107 |
| Number of milk cows | 210 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 403 |
| Number of swine | 189 |
| OAT AC | 203 |
| OAT BU | 4,093 |
| PEA AC | 41 |
| PEA BU | 528 |
| PORK BAR | 86 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 5,277 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 711 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,195 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 833 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,063 |
| RYE AC | 1 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 742 |
| WHT AC | 239 |
| WHT BU | 2,963 |
| WOOL LBS | 1,063 |
Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 698 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 94 |
Other recorded variables (90 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 10,195 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| BOV | 137 |
| C H | 163 |
| C LBS | 711 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 134 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 66 |
| C03 TOTAL | 200 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 77 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 59 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 57 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 7 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 6 |
| C126 MD MALE | 36 |
| C127 S MALE | 96 |
| C128 WID MALE | 2 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 134 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 3 |
| C130 MD FEM | 25 |
| C131 S FEM | 40 |
| C132 WID FEM | 1 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 66 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 200 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 6 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 5 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 5 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 3 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 4 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 4 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 10 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 10 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 14 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 7 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 19 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 7 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 15 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 23 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 12 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 12 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 7 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 11 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 1 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Russell |
| CROP | 1,287 |
| CULT | 1,785 |
| ENG WLS | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 94 |
| FLAN YRDS | 698 |
| FREN ORIG | 28 |
| GARDEN | 6 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| HELD | 19,530 |
| HORSE | 107 |
| IRE | 14 |
| LINE NO | 310 |
| M COWS | 210 |
| MPLS LBS | 833 |
| NOT FRN | 119 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 18 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 16 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 58 |
| O OVR 200 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 492 |
| SCOT | 32 |
| SHEEP | 403 |
| SWINE | 189 |
| TOT O | 101 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,926 |
| US | 6 |
| WOOD | 17,745 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143001— 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 1851 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). "Cambridge, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cambridge-on034003-1851/.