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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,118 total population, 1,125 males, 993 females, 723 married persons, 399 families, 365 married females, 358 married males, 79 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,316 single persons under 18, 736 single males under 18, 580 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 394 occupied houses, 390 inhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 4 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 39,580 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.