Camden, Ontario (1911 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,454. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.584°N, 82.103°W.
Population
In 1911, Camden had a population of 2,454: 1,278 male and 1,176 female residents. Population density was 34.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Camden shared boundaries with:
- Chatham
- Dawn
- Dresden, Town—Ville
- Ernestown
- Fredericksburg N
- Hinchinbrooke
- Howard
- Hungerford
- Newburg, Village
- Portland
- Richmond
- Sheffield
- Sombra & Walpole Is
- Thamesville, Village
- Zone
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,811 |
| POP F | 1,176 |
| POP M | 1,278 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 41.47 |
| POP TOT | 2,454 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 219 |
| AREA ACRES | 37,876 |
| AREA SQ MI | 59.18 |
| BAPTISTS | 220 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,212 |
| BRIT IRISH | 712 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 314 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 13 |
| DWELLINGS | 603 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 508 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 596 |
| F WIDOWED | 70 |
| FAMILIES | 606 |
| FRENCH | 20 |
| GERMAN | 93 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 516 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 716 |
| M WIDOWED | 43 |
| METHODISTS | 1,516 |
| MORMONS | 73 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 326 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 69 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 16 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 70 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on084001-1911/.