Hullett, Ontario (1881 census)
Hullett was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,875. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.674°N, 81.463°W.
Population
In 1881, Hullett had a population of 3,875: 2,010 male and 1,865 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 955 |
| 1861 | 2,704 |
| 1871 | 3,678 |
| 1881 | 3,875 |
| 1891 | 3,281 |
| 1901 | 2,898 |
| 1911 | 2,409 |
| 1921 | 2,081 |
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, Hullett shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,875 total population, 2,010 males, 1,865 females, 1,237 married persons, 679 families, 623 married females, 614 married males, 99 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,539 single persons under 18, 1,358 single males under 18, 1,181 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 677 inhabited houses, 677 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 272,525 bushels of turnips, 177,266 bushels of winter wheat, 130,501 bushels of oats, 39,657 bushels of potatoes, 34,737 bushels of peas and beans, 31,262 bushels of other root crops, 30,703 bushels of barley, 29,969 bushels of spring wheat, 9,665 acres of wheat, 6,829 tons of hay, 5,514 acres of hay crops, 1,450 bushels of corn, 315 acres of potatoes, 276 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 192 bushels of rye, 56 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John McMillan | 1824–1901 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,875 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON174004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261805
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). "Hullett, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hullett-on174004-1881/.