Huntingdon, Ontario (1871 census)
Huntingdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,853. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.414°N, 77.442°W.
Population
In 1871, Huntingdon had a population of 2,853: 1,480 male and 1,373 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,548 |
| 1861 | 2,917 |
| 1871 | 2,853 |
| 1881 | 2,555 |
| 1891 | 2,562 |
| 1901 | 2,612 |
| 1911 | 2,153 |
| 1921 | 1,758 |
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, Huntingdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,853 total population, 1,480 males, 1,373 females, 866 married persons, 502 families, 437 married females, 429 married males, 85 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,902 single persons under 18, 1,024 single males under 18, 878 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 483 occupied houses, 482 inhabited houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 55,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261812
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). "Huntingdon, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntingdon-on062003-1871/.