Camden, Ontario (1901 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.584°N, 82.103°W.
Population
In 1901, Camden had a population of 2,811: 1,476 male and 1,335 female residents. Population density was 39.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,975 |
| 1861 | 7,516 |
| 1871 | 4,095 |
| 1871 | 5,792 |
| 1881 | 3,239 |
| 1881 | 5,134 |
| 1891 | 2,991 |
| 1891 | 4,745 |
| 1901 | 2,811 |
| 1901 | 4,611 |
| 1911 | 3,848 |
| 1911 | 2,454 |
| 1921 | 3,495 |
| 1921 | 2,133 |
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:
- Chatham
- Dawn
- Dresden, Town—Ville
- Ernestown
- Fredericksburg, North—Nord
- Hinchinbrooke
- Howard
- Hungerford
- Newburg, Village
- Portland
- Richmond
- Sheffield
- Sombra & Walpole Is
- Thamesville, Village
- Zone
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 636 |
| Number of females | 1,335 |
| Number of males | 1,476 |
| Number of married females | 548 |
| Number of married males | 548 |
| Number of single females | 724 |
| Number of single males | 876 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| POP F | 1,335 |
| POP M | 1,476 |
| POP TOT | 2,811 |
| Total population | 2,811 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 632 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 37,876 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 37,876 |
| FAMILIES | 636 |
| HOUSES | 632 |
| MARRIED F | 548 |
| MARRIED M | 548 |
| SINGLE F | 724 |
| SINGLE M | 876 |
| WIDOWED F | 63 |
| WIDOWED M | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101004— 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 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-on045002-1901/.