Houghton, Ontario (1881 census)
Houghton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,071. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.656°N, 80.661°W.
Population
In 1881, Houghton had a population of 2,071: 1,077 male and 994 female residents. Population density was 36.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Houghton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 425 |
| Number of families | 425 |
| Number of females | 994 |
| Number of males | 1,077 |
| Number of married females | 388 |
| Number of married males | 383 |
| Number of married persons | 771 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP TOT | 2,071 |
| Total population | 2,071 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 556 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 667 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,223 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 425 |
| Number of occupied houses | 425 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,436 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,098 |
| BAR BU | 1,359 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,359 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,141 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 822 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 72,809 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,864 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,033 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,587 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,666 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,619 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,117 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20,315 |
| BWT BU | 6,141 |
| CRN BU | 72,809 |
| HAY AC | 2,436 |
| HAY TONS | 2,632 |
| OAT BU | 37,864 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,587 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 18,666 |
| RYE BU | 7,619 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,632 |
| WHT AC | 2,098 |
| WHT SP BU | 134 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20,315 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 556 |
| C UNMD M | 667 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,223 |
| D OCC | 425 |
| FEMALE | 994 |
| GRA BU | 822 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 425 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,077 |
| MD F | 388 |
| MD M | 383 |
| MD TOT | 771 |
| NUMBER CD | 157 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,033 |
| TUR BU | 5,117 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON157001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/houghton-on157001-1881/.