Houghton, Ontario (1891 census)
Houghton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,014. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.656°N, 80.661°W.
Population
In 1891, Houghton had a population of 2,014: 1,017 male and 997 female residents. Population density was 35.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Houghton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 449 |
| Number of families | 449 |
| Number of females | 997 |
| Number of males | 1,017 |
| Number of married females | 407 |
| Number of married males | 404 |
| Number of married persons | 811 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 997 |
| POP M | 1,017 |
| POP TOT | 2,014 |
| Total population | 2,014 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,115 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,013 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 446 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 436 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 247 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 199 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 242 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 446 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 85 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 815 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,757 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,656 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,967 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,990 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,539 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,195 |
| Acres of oats | 1,748 |
| Acres of potatoes | 165 |
| Acres of turnips | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,989 |
| BAR AC | 85 |
| BAR BU | 1,248 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,248 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,984 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 726 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 51,864 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,096 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18,637 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,763 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18,116 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,910 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30,870 |
| BWT BU | 7,984 |
| CRN BU | 51,864 |
| HAY AC | 2,990 |
| HAY TONS | 3,613 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,352 |
| Number of chickens | 13,192 |
| Number of ducks | 407 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 349 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 101 |
| Number of geese | 390 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 353 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 758 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,184 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 455 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,437 |
| Number of other fowl | 85 |
| Number of oxen | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 2,187 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 986 |
| Number of swine | 3,553 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,419 |
| Number of turkeys | 292 |
| OAT AC | 1,748 |
| OAT BU | 25,096 |
| PEA BU | 18,637 |
| POT AC | 165 |
| POT BU | 10,763 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 308 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,647 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,296 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 79,749 |
| RYE BU | 18,116 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,613 |
| WHT AC | 1,989 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30,870 |
| WHT SP BU | 160 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 137 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 146 |
| BEN BU | 228 |
| BUTTER LB | 79,749 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,352 |
| CHEESE LB | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 535 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 580 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,115 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,647 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 353 |
| DUCKS | 407 |
| FAMILIES | 449 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,296 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 390 |
| GRA BU | 726 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,192 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 758 |
| HOUSES | 446 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 242 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 199 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 436 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 407 |
| MD MALE | 404 |
| MD TOT | 811 |
| MILK COWS | 1,184 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, South - Sud |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 101 |
| OC P | 349 |
| OC TOT | 455 |
| OTHER FOWL | 85 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,437 |
| OTHERS | 2,013 |
| SHEEP | 2,187 |
| SHEEP KS | 986 |
| SUP AM | 21,539 |
| SUP FOR | 11,656 |
| SUP JV | 815 |
| SUP PAT | 3,757 |
| SUP SC | 16,967 |
| SUP TOT | 33,195 |
| SWINE | 3,553 |
| SWINE KS | 3,419 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 446 |
| TUR AC | 64 |
| TUR BU | 16,910 |
| TURKEY | 292 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
| WORKING OX | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/houghton-on098002-1891/.