Camden, Ontario (1861 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 7,516. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5025760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.401°N, 76.891°W.
Population
In 1861, Camden had a population of 7,516: 3,920 male and 3,771 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,975 |
| 1861 | 7,516 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Newburg, Village, 1871 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Camden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 7,516 total population, 3,920 males, 3,771 females, Female members of the family who are present: 3,435, Male members of the family who are present: 3,268, 2,646 single males, 2,531 single females, 1,144 married males, 1,115 married females, 936 males attending school, 784 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 652, Females present who are not members of the family: 336, 176 adult females unable to read or write, 156 male births, 148 female births, 130 widowed males, 128 adult males unable to read or write, 125 widowed females, 4 blind females, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 495 single males aged 20 to 30, 477 single females aged 20 to 30, 452 single males aged 10 to 15, 424 single males aged 15 to 20, 378 single females aged 10 to 15, 373 single females aged 15 to 20, 356 females aged 5 to 10, 320 married females aged 20 to 30, 316 males aged 5 to 10, 289 married males aged 20 to 30, 262 married females aged 30 to 40, 250 married males aged 30 to 40, 214 married females aged 40 to 50, 212 females aged 1 to 2, 206 married males aged 40 to 50, 185 married males aged 50 to 60, 172 females aged 2 to 3, 163 males aged 1 to 2, 152 married females aged 50 to 60, 151 females aged 4 to 5, 144 single males aged 30 to 40, 132 males aged 3 to 4, 128 married females aged 60 to 70, 120 married males aged 60 to 70, 117 males aged 2 to 3, 108 males aged 4 to 5, 101 females age 3 to 4, 96 single females aged 30 to 40, 87 married males aged 70 to 80, 56 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 55 single males aged 50 to 60, 40 single males aged 40 to 50, 32 married females aged 70 to 80, 32 single males aged 60 to 70, 27 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 25 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 25 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 24 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 24 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 23 single females aged 40 to 50, 21 single females aged 50 to 60, 17 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 8 single males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 7 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 females of unknown age, 4 males of unknown age. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,862 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,102 persons originating in Ireland, 211 persons originating in the United States, 144 persons originating in Scotland, 112 persons originating in England or Wales, 69 French Canadians, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,329,998 value farms (dollars), 293,074 pounds of homemade butter, $287,319 value all livestock, $109,918 value horses aged over 3 years, 95,515 bushels of oats, 76,829 acres of land in farms, 70,761 bushels of potatoes, $68,815 value farm implements in dollars, 64,023 bushels of peas, 63,004 bushels of spring wheat, 51,534 bushels of rye, 46,710 pounds of maple sugar, 42,276 acres of farmland under cultivation, 34,553 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34,512 bushels of barley, 24,577 acres of farmland under crops, 23,529 pounds of wool produced on farms, 17,243 acres of farmland in pasture, 14,523 bushels of buckwheat, 12,277 bushels of turnips, 10,409 bushels of carrots, 8,862 bushels of corn, $8,671 value garden and orchard crops, 7,732 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,697 sheep, 5,469 tons of hay, 3,884 acres of spring wheat, 3,807 acres of rye, 3,784 acres of peas, 3,711 acres of oats, 3,452 calves and heifers, 3,262 milk cows, 3,222 swine, 2,320 bushels of winter wheat, 2,163 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,067 barrels of pork, 1,979 horses aged over 3 years, 1,595 acres of barley, 1,003 acres of potatoes, 859 barrels of beef, 815 pounds of hops, 809 bulls, oxen, or steers, 784 acres of buckwheat, 713 occupants of farms, 705 horses aged 3 years and under, 456 acres of farmland in gardens, 399 acres of corn, 337 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 285 pounds of flax or hemp, 277 bushels of beans, 265 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 224 acres of winter wheat, 152 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 150 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 149 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 62 acres of turnips, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 gallons of cider, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 12,252 yards of flannel, $10,040 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,468 yards of fulled cloth, $625 value carriages for hire (dollars), 179 carriages for pleasure, 13 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Manly Benson | 1842–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON084004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5025760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_East
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on084004-1861/.