Camden, Ontario (1891 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,745. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5025760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.402°N, 76.891°W.
Population
In 1891, Camden had a population of 4,745: 2,359 male and 2,386 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Camden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,745 total population, 2,386 females, 2,359 males, 1,787 married persons, 1,053 families, 897 married females, 890 married males, 211 widowed persons, 154 widowed females, 57 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,747 single persons under 18, 1,412 single males under 18, 1,335 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,743 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,025 occupied houses, 1,021 houses, 929 houses built of wood, 622 houses of 1 story, 461 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 396 houses of 2 stories, 162 houses of 4 rooms, 131 houses of 3 rooms, 109 houses of 5 rooms, 66 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 65 houses of 2 rooms, 55 houses built of stone, 39 uninhabited houses, 37 houses built of brick, 21 houses of 1 room, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 150,774 pounds of homemade butter, 118,910 bushels of oats, 85,439 acres of land in farms, 78,376 bushels of barley, 76,473 bushels of potatoes, 70,150 acres of improved land in farms, 38,762 acres of farmland under crops, 32,638 bushels of peas, 30,550 acres of farmland in pasture, 26,278 chickens, 18,869 bushels of corn, 16,819 bushels of buckwheat, 15,997 bushels of winter wheat, 15,289 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,286 bushels of spring wheat, 13,911 tons of hay, 11,635 acres of hay crops, 11,427 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,677 bushels of rye, 7,815 bushels of turnips, 6,725 acres of oats, 5,301 acres of barley, 4,337 other cattle, 4,294 milk cows, 3,475 sheep, 2,690 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,661 swine, 2,615 cattle killed or sold, 2,563 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,492 acres of wheat, 1,834 horses aged over 3 years, 1,314 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,150 geese, 923 acres of potatoes, 881 horses aged 3 years and under, 872 occupants of farms, 838 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 771 ducks, 734 farm occupants who own their land, 639 turkeys, 615 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 450 bushels of beans, 419 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 254 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 244 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 194 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 127 farm occupants who rent their land, 94 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 86 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 39 acres of turnips, 28 oxen, 17 other fowl, 11 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045004— 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 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). "Camden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on045004-1891/.