Camden, Ontario (1881 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,134. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5025760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.402°N, 76.891°W.
Population
In 1881, Camden had a population of 5,134: 2,550 male and 2,584 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Camden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,134 total population, 2,584 females, 2,550 males, 1,842 married persons, 1,056 families, 923 married males, 919 married females, 207 widowed persons, 147 widowed females, 60 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,085 single persons under 18, 1,567 single males under 18, 1,518 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,034 inhabited houses, 1,034 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 174,483 bushels of barley, 100,416 bushels of oats, 84,976 bushels of potatoes, 36,113 bushels of rye, 29,938 bushels of peas and beans, 25,586 bushels of corn, 10,726 bushels of spring wheat, 8,345 bushels of buckwheat, 6,740 bushels of winter wheat, 6,281 tons of hay, 6,280 acres of hay crops, 5,925 bushels of other root crops, 3,031 bushels of turnips, 2,031 acres of wheat, 885 acres of potatoes, 464 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,134 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/camden-on118003-1881/.