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 density was 38.4 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).
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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 704 |
| Number of families | 704 |
| Number of females | 1,966 |
| Number of males | 2,147 |
| Number of married females | 665 |
| Number of married males | 664 |
| Number of married persons | 1,329 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP F | 1,966 |
| POP M | 2,147 |
| POP TOT | 4,113 |
| Total population | 4,113 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,442 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,693 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,292 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 821 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 34 |
| Number of houses | 613 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 603 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 223 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 389 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 178 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 647 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 278 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,560 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,667 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,194 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,568 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,865 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,532 |
| Acres of oats | 2,952 |
| Acres of potatoes | 316 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 428 |
| BAR AC | 278 |
| BAR BU | 3,894 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,894 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,152 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,643 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,019 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,717 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,416 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 743 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,214 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 3,152 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 1,643 |
| HAY AC | 3,568 |
| HAY TONS | 3,424 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 428 |
| Number of chickens | 8,467 |
| Number of ducks | 92 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 516 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 93 |
| Number of geese | 189 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 246 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 793 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,179 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 610 |
| Number of other cattle | 832 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 162 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 250 |
| Number of sheep | 1,079 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 764 |
| Number of swine | 671 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 778 |
| Number of turkeys | 98 |
| OAT AC | 2,952 |
| OAT BU | 52,019 |
| PEA BU | 7,717 |
| POT AC | 316 |
| POT BU | 30,416 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,550 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,998 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 144 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 62,105 |
| RYE BU | 743 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,424 |
| WHT AC | 428 |
| WHT FALL BU | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,214 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 162 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 130 |
| BEN BU | 246 |
| BUTTER LB | 62,105 |
| CATTLE KS | 428 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,442 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,693 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,998 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 246 |
| DUCKS | 92 |
| FAMILIES | 704 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 144 |
| FRN CA | 3,292 |
| GEESE | 189 |
| GRA BU | 314 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,467 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 793 |
| HOUSES | 613 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 178 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 223 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 134 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 98 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 99 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 389 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 603 |
| INF 11 A | 250 |
| MD FEM | 665 |
| MD MALE | 664 |
| MD TOT | 1,329 |
| MILK COWS | 1,179 |
| NAME CD | Russell |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 93 |
| OC P | 516 |
| OC TOT | 610 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 832 |
| OTHERS | 821 |
| SHEEP | 1,079 |
| SHEEP KS | 764 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 14,865 |
| SUP FOR | 25,667 |
| SUP JV | 111 |
| SUP PAT | 4,560 |
| SUP SC | 10,194 |
| SUP TOT | 40,532 |
| SWINE | 671 |
| SWINE KS | 778 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 647 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,590 |
| TURKEY | 98 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 34 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116001— 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 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/.