Houghton, Ontario (1911 census)
Houghton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.656°N, 80.661°W.
Population
In 1911, Houghton had a population of 1,698: 882 male and 816 female residents. Population density was 29.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Houghton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,035 |
| POP F | 816 |
| POP M | 882 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 26.80 |
| POP TOT | 1,698 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 13 |
| ANGLICANS | 85 |
| AREA ACRES | 40,550 |
| AREA SQ MI | 63.36 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 607 |
| BRETHREN | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 886 |
| BRIT IRISH | 275 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 139 |
| CHRISTIANS | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 241 |
| DWELLINGS | 421 |
| F MARRIED | 362 |
| F SINGLE | 394 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 424 |
| FRENCH | 42 |
| GERMAN | 85 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 362 |
| M SINGLE | 484 |
| M WIDOWED | 32 |
| METHODISTS | 897 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 58 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/houghton-on100002-1911/.