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 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,014 total population, 1,017 males, 997 females, 811 married persons, 449 families, 407 married females, 404 married males, 88 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,115 single persons under 18, 580 single males under 18, 535 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,013 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 446 houses, 446 occupied houses, 436 houses built of wood, 247 houses of 1 story, 242 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 199 houses of 2 stories, 62 houses of 4 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 1 room, 9 houses built of brick, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 79,749 pounds of homemade butter, 51,864 bushels of corn, 33,195 acres of land in farms, 30,870 bushels of winter wheat, 25,096 bushels of oats, 21,539 acres of improved land in farms, 18,637 bushels of peas, 18,116 bushels of rye, 16,967 acres of farmland under crops, 16,910 bushels of turnips, 13,192 chickens, 11,656 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,763 bushels of potatoes, 7,984 bushels of buckwheat, 4,296 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,757 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,647 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,613 tons of hay, 3,553 swine, 3,419 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,990 acres of hay crops, 2,187 sheep, 1,989 acres of wheat, 1,748 acres of oats, 1,437 other cattle, 1,352 cattle killed or sold, 1,248 bushels of barley, 1,184 milk cows, 986 sheep slaughtered or sold, 815 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 758 horses aged over 3 years, 726 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 455 occupants of farms, 407 ducks, 390 geese, 353 horses aged 3 years and under, 349 farm occupants who own their land, 308 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 292 turkeys, 228 bushels of beans, 165 acres of potatoes, 160 bushels of spring wheat, 146 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 137 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 101 farm occupants who rent their land, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 85 acres of barley, 85 other fowl, 70 oxen, 64 acres of turnips, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.