Houghton, Ontario (1861 census)
Houghton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.656°N, 80.661°W.
Population
In 1861, Houghton had a population of 1,959: 1,042 male and 917 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Houghton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,959 total population, 1,042 males, Male members of the family who are present: 969, 917 females, Female members of the family who are present: 887, 682 single males, 583 single females, 339 married males, 314 married females, 272 females attending school, 256 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 73, 50 adult males unable to read or write, 38 male births, 31 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 25 adult females unable to read or write, 21 widowed males, 20 widowed females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 140 females aged 5 to 10, 138 males aged 5 to 10, 128 single females aged 10 to 15, 118 single males aged 15 to 20, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 112 single males aged 10 to 15, 103 single females aged 15 to 20, 102 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 single males aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 74 married males aged 20 to 30, 61 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 females age 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,476 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 137 persons originating in England or Wales, 106 persons originating in the United States, 90 persons originating in Ireland, 40 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 36 persons originating in New Brunswick, 35 French Canadians, 22 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 17 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $356,085 value farms (dollars), $51,704 value all livestock, 51,412 pounds of homemade butter, 26,471 bushels of potatoes, 23,701 bushels of turnips, 23,154 acres of land in farms, $22,770 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,451 bushels of winter wheat, 14,031 bushels of oats, 13,993 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,940 pounds of maple sugar, 12,799 bushels of peas, $12,480 value farm implements in dollars, 9,161 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,558 bushels of corn, 5,918 acres of farmland under crops, 4,594 bushels of buckwheat, 4,062 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,055 bushels of spring wheat, 3,010 acres of farmland in pasture, $2,815 value garden and orchard crops, 2,173 bushels of rye, 1,873 bushels of carrots, 1,550 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,276 tons of hay, 1,270 acres of winter wheat, 1,258 swine, 1,188 sheep, 956 acres of peas, 900 gallons of cider, 860 bushels of barley, 692 calves and heifers, 668 barrels of pork, 628 milk cows, 572 acres of oats, 486 acres of spring wheat, 397 acres of buckwheat, 384 horses aged over 3 years, 382 acres of corn, 280 occupants of farms, 254 bulls, oxen, or steers, 253 acres of potatoes, 233 acres of farmland in gardens, 220 barrels of beef, 219 acres of rye, 135 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 110 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 109 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 104 acres of turnips, 98 bushels of beans, 98 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 acres of barley, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 pounds of hops, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,940 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,746 yards of flannel, 637 yards of fulled cloth, 46 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, 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 males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/houghton-on087002-1861/.