Cumberland, Ontario (1871 census)
Cumberland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,922. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4210774. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.425°N, 75.385°W.
Population
In 1871, Cumberland had a population of 2,922: 1,503 male and 1,419 female residents. Population density was 23.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,659 |
| 1861 | 2,609 |
| 1871 | 2,922 |
| 1881 | 3,535 |
| 1891 | 4,014 |
| 1901 | 4,198 |
| 1911 | 4,033 |
| 1921 | 4,163 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cumberland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 456 |
| Number of females | 1,419 |
| Number of males | 1,503 |
| Number of married females | 415 |
| Number of married males | 415 |
| Number of married persons | 830 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| Total population | 2,922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 943 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,066 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,009 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 438 |
| Number of occupied houses | 438 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 411 |
| BWT BU | 574 |
| CRN BU | 1,802 |
| HAY AC | 4,271 |
| HAY TONS | 3,755 |
| OAT BU | 40,109 |
| PEA BU | 6,625 |
| POT AC | 507 |
| POT BU | 54,538 |
| RYE BU | 134 |
| Total area (acres) | 79,436 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,717 |
| WHT WTR BU | 574 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 678 |
| AREA | 79,436 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 352 |
| CD | 76 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 456 |
| FEMALE | 1,419 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 438 |
| INHABITED | 438 |
| MALE | 1,503 |
| MARRIED F | 415 |
| MARRIED M | 415 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 830 |
| POPULATION | 2,922 |
| ROOT BU | 1,765 |
| SINGLE F | 943 |
| SINGLE M | 1,066 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,009 |
| TUR BU | 4,362 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4210774
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Cumberland, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cumberland-on076003-1871/.