Huntingdon, Ontario (1921 census)
Huntingdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,758. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.414°N, 77.442°W.
Population
In 1921, Huntingdon had a population of 1,758: 902 male and 856 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Huntingdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,758 total population, 902 males in the population, 856 females in the population, 851 males born in Canada, 814 females born in Canada, 42 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 34 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 921 persons of British origin (English), 623 persons of British origin (Irish), 107 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 53 persons of Dutch origin, 32 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Finnish origin. 18 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,078 Methodists, 302 Presbyterians, 186 Anglicans (Church of England), 110 Roman Catholics, 47 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 20 Brethren, 9 members of the Evangelical Association, 6 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118010— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntingdon-on118010-1921/.