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 density was 7.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 547 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 552 |
| 1921 | 611 |
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 101 |
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 252 |
| Number of males | 295 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 172 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 252 |
| POP M | 295 |
| POP TOT | 547 |
| Total population | 547 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 161 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 364 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 547 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 98 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 98 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 98 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 507 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,736 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,153 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,079 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,683 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,419 |
| Acres of oats | 418 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 518 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 719 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 719 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,245 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,454 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,975 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,064 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,818 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 323 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 1,079 |
| HAY TONS | 997 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 172 |
| Number of chickens | 2,236 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 73 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 115 |
| Number of milk cows | 204 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 102 |
| Number of other cattle | 420 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 388 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 182 |
| Number of swine | 431 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 560 |
| Number of turkeys | 23 |
| OAT AC | 418 |
| OAT BU | 6,245 |
| PEA BU | 11,454 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 5,975 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,529 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 377 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,526 |
| RYE BU | 425 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 997 |
| WHT AC | 518 |
| WHT FALL BU | 323 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,064 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,526 |
| CATTLE KS | 172 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 364 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,529 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 377 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 73 |
| GRA BU | 86 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,236 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 115 |
| HOUSES | 98 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 98 |
| MD FEM | 87 |
| MD MALE | 85 |
| MD TOT | 172 |
| MILK COWS | 204 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 102 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 420 |
| OTHERS | 547 |
| SHEEP | 388 |
| SHEEP KS | 182 |
| SUP AM | 6,683 |
| SUP FOR | 9,736 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 507 |
| SUP SC | 6,153 |
| SUP TOT | 16,419 |
| SWINE | 431 |
| SWINE KS | 560 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 98 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 5,818 |
| TURKEY | 23 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046050— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127007— 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/.