Camden, Ontario (1871 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.402°N, 76.891°W.
Population
In 1871, Camden had a population of 5,792: 2,941 male and 2,851 female residents. Population density was 37.8 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Camden shared boundaries with:
- Chatham
- Dawn
- Ernestown
- Fredericksburgh N
- Hinchinbrooke
- Howard
- Hungerford
- Newburg, Village
- Portland
- Richmond
- Sheffield
- Sombra
- Zone
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,039 |
| Number of females | 2,851 |
| Number of males | 2,941 |
| Number of married females | 930 |
| Number of married males | 934 |
| Number of married persons | 1,864 |
| Number of widowed females | 106 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| Total population | 5,792 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,815 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,945 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,760 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,022 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,024 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 71,858 |
| BWT BU | 6,677 |
| CRN BU | 5,588 |
| HAY AC | 7,632 |
| HAY TONS | 6,021 |
| OAT BU | 63,294 |
| PEA BU | 35,671 |
| POT AC | 955 |
| POT BU | 89,076 |
| RYE BU | 22,823 |
| Total area (acres) | 93,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 28,460 |
| WHT WTR BU | 695 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,985 |
| AREA | 93,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 180 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,039 |
| FEMALE | 2,851 |
| GRA BU | 1,026 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,024 |
| INHABITED | 1,022 |
| MALE | 2,941 |
| MARRIED F | 930 |
| MARRIED M | 934 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,864 |
| POPULATION | 5,792 |
| ROOT BU | 4,958 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,815 |
| SINGLE M | 1,945 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,760 |
| TUR BU | 5,418 |
| UNINHABITED | 54 |
| WIDOWED F | 106 |
| WIDOWED M | 62 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on064001-1871/.