Camden, Ontario (1881 census)
Camden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,239. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.584°N, 82.103°W.
Population
In 1881, Camden had a population of 3,239: 1,727 male and 1,512 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 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 3,239 total population, 1,727 males, 1,512 females, 1,081 married persons, 613 families, 541 married females, 540 married males, 81 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,077 single persons under 18, 1,151 single males under 18, 926 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 612 inhabited houses, 612 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 88,198 bushels of winter wheat, 81,690 bushels of oats, 80,732 bushels of corn, 24,951 bushels of potatoes, 10,840 bushels of barley, 6,877 bushels of other root crops, 5,130 acres of wheat, 3,701 tons of hay, 3,546 bushels of peas and beans, 3,014 bushels of turnips, 2,863 acres of hay crops, 1,320 bushels of buckwheat, 818 bushels of spring wheat, 789 bushels of rye, 621 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 306 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,239 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:
ON178003— 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 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-on178003-1881/.