Hungerford, Ontario (1871 census)
Hungerford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.461°N, 77.245°W.
Population
In 1871, Hungerford had a population of 4,633: 2,437 male and 2,196 female residents. Population density was 28.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,124 |
| 1861 | 4,354 |
| 1871 | 4,633 |
| 1881 | 4,559 |
| 1891 | 4,760 |
| 1901 | 3,798 |
| 1911 | 3,823 |
| 1921 | 3,326 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hungerford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 785 |
| Number of females | 2,196 |
| Number of males | 2,437 |
| Number of married females | 695 |
| Number of married males | 698 |
| Number of married persons | 1,393 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| Total population | 4,633 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,418 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,697 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,115 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 782 |
| Number of occupied houses | 782 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,720 |
| BWT BU | 3,851 |
| CRN BU | 5,461 |
| HAY AC | 3,694 |
| HAY TONS | 3,994 |
| OAT BU | 37,390 |
| PEA BU | 25,152 |
| POT AC | 646 |
| POT BU | 71,978 |
| RYE BU | 18,784 |
| Total area (acres) | 96,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,107 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,023 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,569 |
| AREA | 96,080 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 90 |
| CD | 61 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 785 |
| FEMALE | 2,196 |
| GRA BU | 213 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 782 |
| INHABITED | 782 |
| MALE | 2,437 |
| MARRIED F | 695 |
| MARRIED M | 698 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,393 |
| POPULATION | 4,633 |
| ROOT BU | 2,707 |
| SINGLE F | 1,418 |
| SINGLE M | 1,697 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,115 |
| TUR BU | 7,166 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 83 |
| WIDOWED M | 42 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 125 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261809
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Hungerford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hungerford-on061003-1871/.