Cambridge, Ontario (1881 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,676. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.317°N, 75.132°W.
Population
In 1881, Cambridge had a population of 1,676: 861 male and 815 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,676 total population, 861 males, 815 females, 517 married persons, 266 families, 259 married females, 258 married males, 36 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,123 single persons under 18, 585 single males under 18, 538 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 261 occupied houses, 260 inhabited houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,961 bushels of oats, 21,033 bushels of potatoes, 8,263 bushels of peas and beans, 3,579 bushels of barley, 2,527 bushels of spring wheat, 1,521 tons of hay, 1,477 acres of hay crops, 1,034 bushels of corn, 701 bushels of buckwheat, 612 bushels of turnips, 313 acres of wheat, 304 bushels of rye, 242 bushels of other root crops, 175 acres of potatoes, 120 bushels of winter wheat, 109 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,676 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cambridge-on104002-1881/.