Hungerford, Ontario (1881 census)
Hungerford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.461°N, 77.245°W.
Population
In 1881, Hungerford had a population of 4,559: 2,381 male and 2,178 female residents. Population density was 27.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hungerford 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 | 819 |
| Number of families | 819 |
| Number of females | 2,178 |
| Number of males | 2,381 |
| Number of married females | 715 |
| Number of married males | 722 |
| Number of married persons | 1,437 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 64 |
| Number of widowed persons | 150 |
| POP TOT | 4,559 |
| Total population | 4,559 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,377 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,595 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,972 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 802 |
| Number of occupied houses | 802 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,335 |
| Acres of potatoes | 813 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,124 |
| BAR BU | 62,017 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 62,017 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,056 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23,465 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,424 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,183 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 32,381 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 87,983 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 41,435 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,774 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,913 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,764 |
| BWT BU | 5,056 |
| CRN BU | 23,465 |
| HAY AC | 4,335 |
| HAY TONS | 4,150 |
| OAT BU | 73,424 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 32,381 |
| POT AC | 813 |
| POT BU | 87,983 |
| RYE BU | 41,435 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,150 |
| WHT AC | 2,124 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,774 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,764 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,377 |
| C UNMD M | 1,595 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,972 |
| D OCC | 802 |
| FEMALE | 2,178 |
| GRA BU | 155 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 802 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 2,381 |
| MD F | 715 |
| MD M | 722 |
| MD TOT | 1,437 |
| NUMBER CD | 120 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,183 |
| TUR BU | 6,913 |
| WID F | 86 |
| WID M | 64 |
| WID TOT | 150 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120003— 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 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). "Hungerford, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hungerford-on120003-1881/.