Huntingdon, Ontario (1881 census)
Huntingdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,555. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.414°N, 77.442°W.
Population
In 1881, Huntingdon had a population of 2,555: 1,346 male and 1,209 female residents. Population density was 27.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Huntingdon 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 | 492 |
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,209 |
| Number of males | 1,346 |
| Number of married females | 421 |
| Number of married males | 418 |
| Number of married persons | 839 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP TOT | 2,555 |
| Total population | 2,555 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 724 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 895 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,619 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 489 |
| Number of occupied houses | 489 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,671 |
| Acres of potatoes | 556 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,668 |
| BAR BU | 45,102 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 45,102 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,146 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,614 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,496 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,508 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,203 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30,831 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,350 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,089 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,216 |
| BWT BU | 3,146 |
| CRN BU | 15,614 |
| HAY AC | 2,671 |
| HAY TONS | 2,533 |
| OAT BU | 48,496 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,655 |
| POT AC | 556 |
| POT BU | 62,203 |
| RYE BU | 30,831 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,533 |
| WHT AC | 1,668 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,350 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,216 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 724 |
| C UNMD M | 895 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,619 |
| D OCC | 489 |
| FEMALE | 1,209 |
| GRA BU | 123 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 489 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,346 |
| MD F | 421 |
| MD M | 418 |
| MD TOT | 839 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,508 |
| TUR BU | 5,089 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122001— 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 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). "Huntingdon, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntingdon-on122001-1881/.