Cambridge, Ontario (1891 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,113. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.317°N, 75.132°W.
Population
In 1891, Cambridge had a population of 4,113: 2,147 male and 1,966 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Casselman, VL, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,113 total population, 2,147 males, 1,966 females, 1,329 married persons, 704 families, 665 married females, 664 married males, 91 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,693 single persons under 18, 1,442 single males under 18, 1,251 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,292 French Canadians, 821 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 647 occupied houses, 613 houses, 603 houses built of wood, 389 houses of 2 stories, 223 houses of 1 story, 178 houses of 4 rooms, 134 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 99 houses of 2 rooms, 98 houses of 3 rooms, 75 houses of 5 rooms, 52 uninhabited houses, 34 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses built of brick, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 62,105 pounds of homemade butter, 52,019 bushels of oats, 40,532 acres of land in farms, 30,416 bushels of potatoes, 25,667 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,865 acres of improved land in farms, 10,194 acres of farmland under crops, 8,467 chickens, 7,717 bushels of peas, 6,550 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,998 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,560 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,894 bushels of barley, 3,568 acres of hay crops, 3,424 tons of hay, 3,214 bushels of spring wheat, 3,152 bushels of buckwheat, 2,952 acres of oats, 1,643 bushels of corn, 1,590 bushels of turnips, 1,179 milk cows, 1,079 sheep, 832 other cattle, 793 horses aged over 3 years, 778 swine slaughtered or sold, 764 sheep slaughtered or sold, 743 bushels of rye, 671 swine, 610 occupants of farms, 516 farm occupants who own their land, 428 acres of wheat, 428 cattle killed or sold, 316 acres of potatoes, 314 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 278 acres of barley, 250 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 246 bushels of beans, 246 horses aged 3 years and under, 189 geese, 162 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 144 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 130 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 111 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 turkeys, 93 farm occupants who rent their land, 92 ducks, 46 other fowl, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of winter wheat, 4 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 1, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cambridge-on116001-1891/.