Campbellford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Campbellford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,418. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5028194. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.311°N, 77.797°W.
Population
In 1881, Campbellford, Village had a population of 1,418: 717 male and 701 female residents. Population density was 1413.6 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).
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 Seymour, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Campbellford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 288 |
| Number of families | 288 |
| Number of females | 701 |
| Number of males | 717 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 484 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,418 |
| Total population | 1,418 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 878 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 265 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 74 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 70 |
| BAR BU | 682 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 682 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 579 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 997 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,952 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24 |
| CRN BU | 261 |
| HAY AC | 74 |
| HAY TONS | 77 |
| OAT BU | 579 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 434 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 3,952 |
| RYE BU | 210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 77 |
| WHT AC | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 283 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 422 |
| C UNMD M | 456 |
| C UNMD TOT | 878 |
| D OCC | 265 |
| FEMALE | 701 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 265 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 717 |
| MD F | 241 |
| MD M | 243 |
| MD TOT | 484 |
| NUMBER CD | 123 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 997 |
| TUR BU | 292 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123008— 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 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). "Campbellford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/campbellford-village-on123008-1881/.