Huntley, Ontario (1851 census)
Huntley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,519. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5945636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 76.066°W.
Population
In 1851, Huntley had a population of 2,519: 1,285 male and 1,234 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,519 |
| 1861 | 2,651 |
| 1871 | 2,634 |
| 1881 | 2,534 |
| 1891 | 2,321 |
| 1901 | 2,236 |
| 1911 | 1,965 |
| 1921 | 1,922 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Huntley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,519 total population, 1,285 males, 1,234 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,220, Female members of the family who are present: 1,180, 893 single males, 844 single females, 381 families, 356 married males, 348 married females, 198 males attending school, 170 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 65, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, 46 female births, 44 male births, 42 widowed females, 36 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 9, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 199 females aged 5 to 10, 183 single females aged 10 to 15, 180 males aged 5 to 10, 172 single males aged 10 to 15, 168 single females aged 15 to 20, 151 single males aged 15 to 20, 138 single males aged 20 to 30, 109 married females aged 20 to 30, 99 married males aged 30 to 40, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 80 married females aged 40 to 50, 74 single females aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 4 to 5, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 43 males under age 1, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 35 females age 3 to 4, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 females under age 1, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 males of unknown age, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,392 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,025 persons originating in Ireland, 66 persons originating in Scotland, 20 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 66,756 pounds of homemade butter, 53,761 bushels of potatoes, 51,834 bushels of oats, 38,319 acres of land in farms, 27,098 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,125 bushels of wheat, 15,093 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,221 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,641 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,566 acres of farmland under crops, 4,277 bushels of peas, 3,175 bushels of corn, 1,755 tons of hay, 1,381 acres of wheat, 1,297 acres of oats, 1,196 swine, 985 sheep, 948 pounds of maple sugar, 906 milk cows, 827 calves and heifers, 804 bushels of rye, 794 bushels of turnips, 792 barrels of pork, 640 barrels of beef, 514 acres of potatoes, 496 bulls, oxen, or steers, 487 bushels of barley, 428 horses, 370 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 345 occupants of farms, 302 acres of peas, 234 acres of corn, 221 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 95 acres of rye, 61 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 acres of barley, 37 bushels of buckwheat, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 bushels of beans, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of buckwheat, 4 bushels of carrots, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,310 yards of fulled cloth, 300 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $50 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 50 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5945636
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntley_Township,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Huntley, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntley-on004005-1851/.