Cambridge, Ontario (1861 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.317°N, 75.132°W.
Population
In 1861, Cambridge had a population of 669: 391 male and 278 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 134 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 669 total population, 391 males, Male members of the family who are present: 364, 284 single males, 278 females, Female members of the family who are present: 274, 217 single females, 106 married males, 53 married females, 50 adult males unable to read or write, 35 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 27, 13 male births, 8 widowed females, 7 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 58 single males aged 20 to 30, 57 single males aged 15 to 20, 47 single males aged 10 to 15, 42 single females aged 10 to 15, 41 females aged 5 to 10, 40 males aged 5 to 10, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 29 single females aged 15 to 20, 24 married males aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 females age 3 to 4, 16 married females aged 20 to 30, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 13 married females aged 40 to 50, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 married females aged 30 to 40, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 346 French Canadians, 228 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 20 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $73,724 value farms (dollars), $9,165 value all livestock, 8,248 acres of land in farms, $6,982 value horses aged over 3 years, 6,894 bushels of oats, 6,268 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,452 pounds of homemade butter, 3,920 pounds of maple sugar, 3,737 bushels of potatoes, 2,919 bushels of spring wheat, $2,020 value farm implements in dollars, 1,980 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,072 bushels of peas, 1,068 acres of farmland under crops, 909 acres of farmland in pasture, 654 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 517 tons of hay, 473 pounds of wool produced on farms, 434 milk cows, 425 acres of oats, 352 bushels of buckwheat, 350 bushels of barley, 252 acres of spring wheat, $213 value garden and orchard crops, 195 bushels of turnips, 181 sheep, 141 swine, 140 calves and heifers, 116 bushels of rye, 100 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 89 bushels of corn, 86 acres of peas, 76 barrels of pork, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 58 occupants of farms, 54 bushels of winter wheat, 50 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 acres of potatoes, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 barrels of beef, 27 bulls, oxen, or steers, 26 acres of buckwheat, 25 pounds of hops, 23 acres of barley, 23 bushels of carrots, 21 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 pounds of flax or hemp, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 8 acres of corn, 6 acres of rye, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 acres of winter wheat, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 398 yards of flannel, $390 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 205 yards of fulled cloth, 5 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097001— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cambridge-on097001-1861/.