Horton, Ontario (1871 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,267. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9293943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.503°N, 76.654°W.
Population
In 1871, Horton had a population of 1,267: 636 male and 631 female residents. Population density was 18.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 1,192 |
| 1871 | 1,267 |
| 1881 | 1,510 |
| 1891 | 1,608 |
| 1901 | 1,557 |
| 1911 | 1,454 |
| 1921 | 1,259 |
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, Horton 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 | 207 |
| Number of females | 631 |
| Number of males | 636 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 373 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| Total population | 1,267 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 864 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 199 |
| Number of occupied houses | 199 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 100 |
| BWT BU | 83 |
| CRN BU | 631 |
| HAY AC | 3,009 |
| HAY TONS | 2,348 |
| OAT BU | 29,175 |
| PEA BU | 6,529 |
| POT AC | 195 |
| POT BU | 20,096 |
| RYE BU | 56 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,964 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,184 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,873 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,105 |
| AREA | 39,964 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 150 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FEMALE | 631 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 199 |
| INHABITED | 199 |
| MALE | 636 |
| MARRIED F | 186 |
| MARRIED M | 187 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 373 |
| POPULATION | 1,267 |
| ROOT BU | 712 |
| SINGLE F | 424 |
| SINGLE M | 440 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 864 |
| TUR BU | 3,231 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q9293943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton,_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). "Horton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/horton-on081008-1871/.