Cambridge, Ontario (1851 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in 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 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 106 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 200 total population, 134 males, 96 single males, Male members of the family who are present: 77, 66 females, Female members of the family who are present: 59, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, 40 single females, 36 married males, 26 families, 25 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 7, 6 male births, 3 female births, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 23 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 single males aged 15 to 20, 15 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 single males aged 10 to 15, 12 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 30 to 40, 10 females aged 5 to 10, 10 males aged 5 to 10, 7 single females aged 10 to 15, 7 single females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 males under age 1, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 females under age 1, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 119 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 32 persons originating in Scotland, 28 French Canadians, 14 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 19,530 acres of land in farms, 17,745 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,195 pounds of homemade butter, 5,277 bushels of potatoes, 4,093 bushels of oats, 2,963 bushels of wheat, 1,926 bushels of turnips, 1,785 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,287 acres of farmland under crops, 1,063 pounds of wool produced on farms, 906 bushels of corn, 833 pounds of maple sugar, 742 tons of hay, 711 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 528 bushels of peas, 492 acres of farmland in pasture, 403 sheep, 239 acres of wheat, 210 milk cows, 203 acres of oats, 189 swine, 163 calves and heifers, 137 bulls, oxen, or steers, 107 horses, 101 occupants of farms, 100 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 86 barrels of pork, 78 bushels of buckwheat, 71 acres of potatoes, 58 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 46 acres of corn, 41 acres of peas, 41 bushels of beans, 39 barrels of beef, 32 bushels of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of rye, 10 acres of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 acres of barley, 1 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 698 yards of flannel, 94 yards of fulled cloth, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143001_1901— 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/.