Campbell, Ontario (1891 census)
Campbell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 547. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.754°N, 82.345°W.
Population
In 1891, Campbell had a population of 547: 295 male and 252 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 547 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 552 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Billings, Campbell, 1881 (47.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Campbell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 547 total population, 295 males, 252 females, 172 married persons, 101 families, 87 married females, 85 married males, 11 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 364 single persons under 18, 203 single males under 18, 161 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 547 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 98 houses, 98 houses built of wood, 98 occupied houses, 96 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,526 pounds of homemade butter, 16,419 acres of land in farms, 11,454 bushels of peas, 9,736 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,683 acres of improved land in farms, 6,245 bushels of oats, 6,153 acres of farmland under crops, 5,975 bushels of potatoes, 5,818 bushels of turnips, 5,064 bushels of spring wheat, 2,236 chickens, 1,529 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,079 acres of hay crops, 997 tons of hay, 719 bushels of barley, 560 swine slaughtered or sold, 518 acres of wheat, 507 acres of farmland in pasture, 431 swine, 425 bushels of rye, 420 other cattle, 418 acres of oats, 388 sheep, 377 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 323 bushels of winter wheat, 204 milk cows, 182 sheep slaughtered or sold, 172 cattle killed or sold, 115 horses aged over 3 years, 102 occupants of farms, 97 farm occupants who own their land, 86 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 73 geese, 58 acres of potatoes, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 44 acres of barley, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 oxen, 38 acres of turnips, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 ducks, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 turkeys, 21 bushels of buckwheat, 18 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 bushels of beans, 12 other fowl, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046050— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054011— 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 1891 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). "Campbell, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/campbell-on046050-1891/.