Huntingdon, Ontario (1891 census)
Huntingdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.414°N, 77.442°W.
Population
In 1891, Huntingdon had a population of 2,562: 1,349 male and 1,213 female residents. Population density was 27.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Huntingdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 524 |
| Number of families | 524 |
| Number of females | 1,213 |
| Number of males | 1,349 |
| Number of married females | 447 |
| Number of married males | 448 |
| Number of married persons | 895 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP F | 1,213 |
| POP M | 1,349 |
| POP TOT | 2,562 |
| Total population | 2,562 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 688 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 867 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,555 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,546 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 522 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 423 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 265 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 256 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 222 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 522 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,317 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 696 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,443 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,313 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,259 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,300 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,398 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,711 |
| Acres of oats | 3,887 |
| Acres of potatoes | 548 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,562 |
| BAR AC | 1,317 |
| BAR BU | 21,287 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,287 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,079 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22,878 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 69,004 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22,014 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,280 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15,713 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,156 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,232 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,300 |
| BWT BU | 11,079 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 500 |
| CRN BU | 22,878 |
| HAY AC | 4,300 |
| HAY TONS | 5,616 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 524 |
| Number of chickens | 14,629 |
| Number of ducks | 354 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 426 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 68 |
| Number of geese | 874 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 416 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,068 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,291 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 494 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,794 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 173 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 105 |
| Number of sheep | 1,503 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 681 |
| Number of swine | 2,149 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,465 |
| Number of turkeys | 367 |
| OAT AC | 3,887 |
| OAT BU | 69,004 |
| PEA BU | 22,014 |
| POT AC | 548 |
| POT BU | 50,280 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,593 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,184 |
| RYE BU | 15,713 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,616 |
| WHT AC | 1,562 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,156 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 112 |
| A 11 50 | 76 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 173 |
| BEN BU | 271 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,184 |
| CATTLE KS | 524 |
| CHEESE LB | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 688 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 867 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,555 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,593 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 416 |
| DUCKS | 354 |
| FAMILIES | 524 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 874 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,629 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,068 |
| HOUSES | 522 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 265 |
| HOUSES S | 49 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 222 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 73 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 423 |
| INF 11 A | 105 |
| MD FEM | 447 |
| MD MALE | 448 |
| MD TOT | 895 |
| MILK COWS | 3,291 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC F | 68 |
| OC P | 426 |
| OC TOT | 494 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,794 |
| OTHERS | 2,546 |
| SHEEP | 1,503 |
| SHEEP KS | 681 |
| SILOS | 500 |
| SUP AM | 32,398 |
| SUP FOR | 13,313 |
| SUP JV | 696 |
| SUP PAT | 14,443 |
| SUP SC | 17,259 |
| SUP TOT | 45,711 |
| SWINE | 2,149 |
| SWINE KS | 1,465 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 522 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 16,232 |
| TURKEY | 367 |
| WID FEM | 78 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
| WORKING OX | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntingdon-on074006-1891/.