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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,555 total population, 1,346 males, 1,209 females, 839 married persons, 492 families, 421 married females, 418 married males, 97 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,619 single persons under 18, 895 single males under 18, 724 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 489 inhabited houses, 489 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 62,203 bushels of potatoes, 48,496 bushels of oats, 45,102 bushels of barley, 30,831 bushels of rye, 15,655 bushels of peas and beans, 15,614 bushels of corn, 6,350 bushels of spring wheat, 5,089 bushels of turnips, 3,216 bushels of winter wheat, 3,146 bushels of buckwheat, 2,671 acres of hay crops, 2,533 tons of hay, 1,668 acres of wheat, 1,508 bushels of other root crops, 556 acres of potatoes, 123 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,555 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.