Horton, Ontario (1881 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,510. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q9293943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.503°N, 76.654°W.
Population
In 1881, Horton had a population of 1,510: 768 male and 742 female residents. Population density was 22.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 253 |
| Number of families | 253 |
| Number of females | 742 |
| Number of males | 768 |
| Number of married females | 214 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 427 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,510 |
| Total population | 1,510 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 494 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,030 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 244 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,111 |
| Acres of potatoes | 202 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,093 |
| BAR BU | 298 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 660 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 994 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,205 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,035 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 24,899 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,245 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,949 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,041 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,575 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 994 |
| BWT BU | 660 |
| CRN BU | 994 |
| HAY AC | 3,111 |
| HAY TONS | 2,287 |
| OAT BU | 50,205 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 24,899 |
| POT AC | 202 |
| POT BU | 27,245 |
| RYE BU | 4,949 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,287 |
| WHT AC | 2,093 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,041 |
| WHT WTR BU | 994 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 494 |
| C UNMD M | 536 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,030 |
| D OCC | 244 |
| FEMALE | 742 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 244 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 768 |
| MD F | 214 |
| MD M | 213 |
| MD TOT | 427 |
| NUMBER CD | 113 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,035 |
| TUR BU | 9,575 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113002— 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 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). "Horton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/horton-on113002-1881/.