Camden, Ontario (1891 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,991. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.584°N, 82.103°W.
Population
In 1891, Camden had a population of 2,991: 1,591 male and 1,400 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,239 |
| 1891 | 2,991 |
| 1901 | 2,811 |
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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,991 total population, 1,591 males, 1,400 females, 1,091 married persons, 622 families, 546 married males, 545 married females, 94 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,806 single persons under 18, 1,007 single males under 18, 799 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,990 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 602 occupied houses, 595 houses, 558 houses built of wood, 405 houses of 2 stories, 290 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 189 houses of 1 story, 92 houses of 4 rooms, 84 houses of 5 rooms, 67 houses of 3 rooms, 38 uninhabited houses, 37 houses built of brick, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 134,976 pounds of homemade butter, 126,042 bushels of corn, 93,313 bushels of oats, 66,448 bushels of winter wheat, 39,519 acres of land in farms, 33,372 bushels of potatoes, 31,349 acres of improved land in farms, 27,754 bushels of turnips, 23,386 bushels of barley, 22,297 acres of farmland under crops, 21,274 bushels of peas, 19,678 chickens, 11,316 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,665 bushels of beans, 8,170 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,982 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,764 tons of hay, 5,601 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,566 swine, 3,999 acres of wheat, 3,929 acres of oats, 3,879 acres of hay crops, 3,463 bushels of rye, 2,800 bushels of buckwheat, 2,759 sheep, 2,677 other cattle, 1,928 bushels of spring wheat, 1,739 milk cows, 1,506 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,459 cattle killed or sold, 1,357 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,339 horses aged over 3 years, 1,234 acres of barley, 834 geese, 732 horses aged 3 years and under, 619 occupants of farms, 514 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 480 farm occupants who own their land, 431 turkeys, 312 acres of potatoes, 287 ducks, 252 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 171 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 135 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 134 farm occupants who rent their land, 107 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 78 acres of turnips, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen, 5 employees on farms, 1.07 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045002_1881— 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). "Camden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on047002-1891/.