Houghton, Ontario (1871 census)
Houghton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,118. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.656°N, 80.661°W.
Population
In 1871, Houghton had a population of 2,118: 1,125 male and 993 female residents. Population density was 36.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,509 |
| 1861 | 1,959 |
| 1871 | 2,118 |
| 1881 | 2,071 |
| 1891 | 2,014 |
| 1901 | 2,035 |
| 1911 | 1,698 |
| 1921 | 1,304 |
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, Houghton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 399 |
| Number of females | 993 |
| Number of males | 1,125 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of married persons | 723 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 2,118 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 736 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,316 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 390 |
| Number of occupied houses | 394 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,976 |
| BWT BU | 4,293 |
| CRN BU | 24,204 |
| HAY AC | 1,896 |
| HAY TONS | 2,129 |
| OAT BU | 23,559 |
| PEA BU | 8,485 |
| POT AC | 272 |
| POT BU | 25,976 |
| RYE BU | 1,741 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,580 |
| WHT SP BU | 823 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15,831 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,951 |
| AREA | 39,580 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 184 |
| CD | 11 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 399 |
| FEMALE | 993 |
| GRA BU | 752 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 394 |
| INHABITED | 390 |
| MALE | 1,125 |
| MARRIED F | 365 |
| MARRIED M | 358 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 723 |
| POPULATION | 2,118 |
| ROOT BU | 2,104 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 580 |
| SINGLE M | 736 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,316 |
| TUR BU | 6,789 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261790
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). "Houghton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/houghton-on011001-1871/.