Campbellford, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Campbellford, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,424. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5028194. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.311°N, 77.797°W.
Population
In 1891, Campbellford, T-V had a population of 2,424: 1,132 male and 1,292 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,418 |
| 1891 | 2,424 |
| 1901 | 2,485 |
| 1911 | 3,051 |
| 1921 | 2,890 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Campbellford, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,424 total population, 1,292 females, 1,132 males, 836 married persons, 490 families, 418 married females, 418 married males, 98 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,490 single persons under 18, 803 single females under 18, 687 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,398 persons who are not French Canadian, 26 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 486 occupied houses, 484 houses, 431 houses of 2 stories, 291 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 268 houses built of wood, 208 houses built of brick, 70 houses of 5 rooms, 47 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 1 story, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses built of stone, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,935 pounds of homemade butter, 4,218 bushels of turnips, 3,889 bushels of potatoes, 2,000 acres of land in farms, 1,805 chickens, 1,612 acres of improved land in farms, 1,570 bushels of oats, 1,310 bushels of barley, 1,280 bushels of winter wheat, 1,090 bushels of peas, 941 acres of farmland under crops, 490 acres of farmland in pasture, 388 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 332 occupants of farms, 313 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 262 tons of hay, 251 bushels of corn, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 240 bushels of rye, 188 horses aged over 3 years, 181 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 153 milk cows, 146 swine, 144 acres of hay crops, 144 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 99 swine slaughtered or sold, 88 farm occupants who rent their land, 76 acres of wheat, 62 acres of barley, 57 acres of oats, 51 other cattle, 49 bushels of spring wheat, 45 sheep, 42 acres of potatoes, 36 turkeys, 35 other fowl, 27 ducks, 26 geese, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 bushels of beans, 10 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 cattle killed or sold, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5028194
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbellford
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). "Campbellford, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/campbellford-t-v-on099003-1891/.