Cambridge, Ontario (1871 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 769. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.317°N, 75.132°W.
Population
In 1871, Cambridge had a population of 769: 409 male and 360 female residents. Population density was 7.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 360 |
| Number of males | 409 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 769 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 519 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 114 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,325 |
| BWT BU | 283 |
| CRN BU | 382 |
| HAY AC | 937 |
| HAY TONS | 771 |
| OAT BU | 12,493 |
| PEA BU | 1,714 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 9,978 |
| RYE BU | 113 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,662 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 226 |
| AREA | 61,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 76 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FEMALE | 360 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 114 |
| INHABITED | 114 |
| MALE | 409 |
| MARRIED F | 116 |
| MARRIED M | 118 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 234 |
| POPULATION | 769 |
| ROOT BU | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 232 |
| SINGLE M | 287 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 519 |
| TUR BU | 200 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cambridge-on076002-1871/.