Houghton, Ontario (1851 census)

Houghton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.656°N, 80.661°W.

Population

In 1851, Houghton had a population of 1,509: 844 male and 665 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Houghton shared boundaries with:

• Bayham
• Middleton
• Walsingham

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,509 total population, 844 males, Male members of the family who are present: 686, 665 females, Female members of the family who are present: 633, 578 single males, 411 single females, 242 families, 238 married females, 238 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 158, 145 males attending school, 128 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 32, 31 female births, 28 widowed males, 24 male births, 16 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 118 males aged 5 to 10, 114 females aged 5 to 10, 114 single males aged 20 to 30, 99 single males aged 10 to 15, 95 married females aged 20 to 30, 94 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 single females aged 10 to 15, 80 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 married females aged 30 to 40, 70 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 single females aged 15 to 20, 45 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 29 females under age 1, 29 males under age 1, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 females age 3 to 4, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 17 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 984 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 172 persons originating in the United States, 113 persons originating in England or Wales, 91 persons originating in Ireland, 79 persons originating in New Brunswick, 47 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 18 persons originating in Scotland, 3 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 22,710 pounds of homemade butter, 21,423 acres of land in farms, 17,322 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,046 bushels of wheat, 8,973 bushels of oats, 8,325 bushels of potatoes, 7,357 bushels of corn, 5,251 pounds of maple sugar, 4,101 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,242 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,117 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,965 acres of farmland under crops, 1,419 bushels of buckwheat, 1,194 bushels of peas, 1,141 swine, 1,073 bushels of rye, 861 sheep, 735 acres of wheat, 544 tons of hay, 498 barrels of pork, 419 milk cows, 405 acres of corn, 385 acres of oats, 370 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 358 bulls, oxen, or steers, 282 barrels of beef, 282 calves and heifers, 260 pounds of tobacco, 215 horses, 174 occupants of farms, 140 bushels of turnips, 121 acres of buckwheat, 115 acres of potatoes, 91 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 86 acres of rye, 72 acres of peas, 53 bushels of barley, 40 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 gallons of cider, 4 acres of turnips, 3 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $4,400 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,351 yards of flannel, $750 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 400 tanneries returning capital, 310 yards of fulled cloth, 183 employees in saw mills, 15 saw mills, 11 saw mills powered by water, 8 saw mills not reporting, 7 saw mills reporting annual production, 7 saw mills returning capital, 4 saw mills powered by steam, 3 employees in tanneries, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 8,400,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON025001 — 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/houghton-on025001-1851/.