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 26.8 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 40,550 area in acres, 1,698 total population, 882 males in the population, 816 females in the population, 484 single (never-married) males, 424 families, 394 single (never-married) females, 362 married females, 362 married males, 63.36 area in square miles, 60 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 26.80 population per square mile, 2 divorced males, 2 legally separated males. 2,035 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 886 persons of British origin (English), 275 persons of British origin (Irish), 241 persons of Dutch origin, 139 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 85 persons of German origin, 42 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 897 Methodists, 607 Baptists, 85 Anglicans (Church of England), 58 Presbyterians, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Adventists, 13 Brethren, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 421 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.