Houghton, Ontario (1921 census)
Houghton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.656°N, 80.661°W.
Population
In 1921, Houghton had a population of 1,304: 682 male and 622 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Houghton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,304 total population, 682 males in the population, 651 males born in Canada, 622 females in the population, 575 females born in Canada, 27 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born outside the British Empire, 20 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,055 persons of British origin (English), 109 persons of British origin (Irish), 97 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 578 Methodists, 486 Baptists, 116 Anglicans (Church of England), 60 Presbyterians, 28 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 13 Brethren, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Roman Catholics, 5 Disciples of Christ, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131002— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/houghton-on131002-1921/.