Campbellford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Campbellford, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 2,424: 1,132 male and 1,292 female residents. Population density was 2416.6 people per square mile.
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 490 |
| Number of families | 490 |
| Number of females | 1,292 |
| Number of males | 1,132 |
| Number of married females | 418 |
| Number of married males | 418 |
| Number of married persons | 836 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 1,292 |
| POP M | 1,132 |
| POP TOT | 2,424 |
| Total population | 2,424 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 803 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 687 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,490 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,398 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 484 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 208 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 268 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 41 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 431 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 291 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 486 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 181 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 490 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 388 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 941 |
| Acres of hay crops | 144 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,612 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,000 |
| Acres of oats | 57 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 1,310 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,310 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,570 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,090 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,889 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,218 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,280 |
| CRN BU | 251 |
| HAY AC | 144 |
| HAY TONS | 262 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 1,805 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 88 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 188 |
| Number of milk cows | 153 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 332 |
| Number of other cattle | 51 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 313 |
| Number of sheep | 45 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| Number of turkeys | 36 |
| OAT AC | 57 |
| OAT BU | 1,570 |
| PEA BU | 1,090 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 3,889 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 144 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,935 |
| RYE BU | 240 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 262 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 49 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,935 |
| CATTLE KS | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 803 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 687 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,490 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 144 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 490 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 26 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,805 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 188 |
| HOUSES | 484 |
| HOUSES B | 208 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 291 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 431 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 268 |
| INF 11 A | 313 |
| MD FEM | 418 |
| MD MALE | 418 |
| MD TOT | 836 |
| MILK COWS | 153 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC F | 88 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 332 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 51 |
| OTHERS | 2,398 |
| SHEEP | 45 |
| SUP AM | 1,612 |
| SUP FOR | 388 |
| SUP JV | 181 |
| SUP PAT | 490 |
| SUP SC | 941 |
| SUP TOT | 2,000 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 99 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 486 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 4,218 |
| TURKEY | 36 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/campbellford-village-on099003-1891/.