Camden, Ontario (1901 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,611. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5025760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.402°N, 76.891°W.
Population
In 1901, Camden had a population of 4,611: 2,319 male and 2,292 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,792 |
| 1881 | 5,134 |
| 1891 | 4,745 |
| 1901 | 4,611 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 3,495 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Camden shared boundaries with:
- Ernestown
- Fredericksburg, North—Nord
- Hinchinbrooke
- Hungerford
- Newburg, Village
- Portland
- Richmond
- Sheffield
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,611 total population, 2,319 males, 2,292 females, 1,321 single males, 1,208 single females, 1,089 families, 920 married males, 913 married females, 170 widowed females, 78 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,022 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 105,267 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101004_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5025760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_East
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on043004-1901/.