Camden, Ontario (1851 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 6,975. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5025760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.401°N, 76.891°W.
Population
In 1851, Camden had a population of 6,975: 3,621 male and 3,354 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,975 |
| 1861 | 7,516 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Camden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 225 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 6,975 total population, 3,621 males, 3,354 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,308, Female members of the family who are present: 3,099, 2,471 single males, 2,149 single females, 1,165 families, 1,101 married males, 1,095 married females, 853 males attending school, 761 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 313, Females present who are not members of the family: 255, 137 female births, 134 male births, 110 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 50, 49 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 48, 5 deaf and dumb males, 3 blind females, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 blind males, 2 persons at sea, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 560 males aged 5 to 10, 542 females aged 5 to 10, 481 single males aged 10 to 15, 466 single females aged 10 to 15, 422 single males aged 15 to 20, 359 single females aged 15 to 20, 326 married females aged 30 to 40, 324 married males aged 30 to 40, 318 married females aged 20 to 30, 309 single males aged 20 to 30, 270 married males aged 40 to 50, 267 married males aged 20 to 30, 209 married females aged 40 to 50, 147 females aged 1 to 2, 145 females aged 2 to 3, 145 married males aged 50 to 60, 142 males aged 1 to 2, 132 males under age 1, 131 married females aged 50 to 60, 129 males aged 2 to 3, 126 females under age 1, 122 single females aged 20 to 30, 118 females age 3 to 4, 116 males aged 3 to 4, 113 males aged 4 to 5, 101 females aged 4 to 5, 74 married males aged 60 to 70, 49 married females aged 60 to 70, 43 married females aged 15 to 20, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 10 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,769 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,522 persons originating in Ireland, 289 persons originating in the United States, 145 persons originating in England or Wales, 121 French Canadians, 117 persons originating in Scotland, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 161,663 pounds of homemade butter, 75,233 acres of land in farms, 73,526 bushels of oats, 44,507 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 38,278 bushels of peas, 35,305 bushels of potatoes, 30,726 acres of farmland under cultivation, 29,178 bushels of wheat, 22,953 pounds of maple sugar, 22,640 pounds of wool produced on farms, 20,097 acres of farmland under crops, 19,832 bushels of rye, 19,267 bushels of corn, 10,418 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,003 bushels of buckwheat, 8,868 sheep, 6,556 bushels of turnips, 5,837 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,044 tons of hay, 4,611 swine, 4,208 acres of wheat, 4,091 barrels of pork, 3,836 bushels of barley, 2,998 bushels of carrots, 2,904 acres of peas, 2,897 acres of oats, 2,613 milk cows, 2,393 calves and heifers, 2,012 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,847 acres of rye, 1,712 horses, 1,228 acres of buckwheat, 869 acres of corn, 865 acres of potatoes, 776 occupants of farms, 743 barrels of beef, 436 gallons of cider, 397 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 350 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 342 pounds of hops, 211 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 189 bushels of beans, 183 acres of barley, 157 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 140 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 132 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 114 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 64 pounds of flax or hemp, 47 pounds of tobacco, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 60,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 40,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 13,624 yards of flannel, $6,200 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 5,441 yards of fulled cloth, $3,695 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,100 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $800 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), 300 foundries returning capital, 300 tanneries returning capital, $75 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 66 employees in saw mills, 41 yards of linen, 22 saw mills, 22 saw mills powered by water, 17 saw mills reporting annual production, 14 employees in grist mills, 14 saw mills returning capital, 9 grist mills, 9 grist mills powered by water, 6 employees in carding and fulling mills, 6 grist mills reporting annual production, 6 tanneries, 5 grist mills returning capital, 5 tanneries not reporting, 4 carding and fulling mills, 4 employees in tanneries, 4 saw mills not reporting, 3 carding and fulling mills reporting, 3 employees in foundries, 3 grist mills not reporting, 2 foundries, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 foundries not reporting, 1 foundries reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 tanneries reporting. 5,975,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 15,600 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $400 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 100 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 50, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 50, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 20, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 18, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Manly Benson | 1842–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON084004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5025760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_East
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Camden, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on001002-1851/.