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 density was 30.8 people per square mile.
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 502 |
| Number of females | 1,373 |
| Number of males | 1,480 |
| Number of married females | 437 |
| Number of married males | 429 |
| Number of married persons | 866 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| Total population | 2,853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 878 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,024 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,902 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 482 |
| Number of occupied houses | 483 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,604 |
| BWT BU | 6,291 |
| CRN BU | 5,627 |
| HAY AC | 3,545 |
| HAY TONS | 3,484 |
| OAT BU | 26,020 |
| PEA BU | 20,936 |
| POT AC | 536 |
| POT BU | 55,726 |
| RYE BU | 16,430 |
| Total area (acres) | 55,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,344 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,529 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,740 |
| AREA | 55,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 179 |
| CD | 62 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 502 |
| FEMALE | 1,373 |
| GRA BU | 318 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 483 |
| INHABITED | 482 |
| MALE | 1,480 |
| MARRIED F | 437 |
| MARRIED M | 429 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 866 |
| POPULATION | 2,853 |
| ROOT BU | 1,438 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 878 |
| SINGLE M | 1,024 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,902 |
| TUR BU | 3,251 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 85 |
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/.