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 density was 15.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 815 |
| Number of males | 861 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 258 |
| Number of married persons | 517 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 1,676 |
| Total population | 1,676 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,123 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 260 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,477 |
| Acres of potatoes | 175 |
| Acres of wheat | 313 |
| BAR BU | 3,579 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,579 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 701 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,034 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,961 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,263 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,033 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,527 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 612 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| BWT BU | 701 |
| CRN BU | 1,034 |
| HAY AC | 1,477 |
| HAY TONS | 1,521 |
| OAT BU | 41,961 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,263 |
| POT AC | 175 |
| POT BU | 21,033 |
| RYE BU | 304 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,521 |
| WHT AC | 313 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,527 |
| WHT WTR BU | 120 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 538 |
| C UNMD M | 585 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,123 |
| D OCC | 261 |
| FEMALE | 815 |
| GRA BU | 109 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 260 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 861 |
| MD F | 259 |
| MD M | 258 |
| MD TOT | 517 |
| NUMBER CD | 104 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 242 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 612 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104002— 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 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/.