Huntley, Ontario (1911 census)
Huntley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,965. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5945636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 76.066°W.
Population
In 1911, Huntley had a population of 1,965: 1,011 male and 954 female residents. Population density was 19.4 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Huntley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,896 area in acres, 1,965 total population, 1,011 males in the population, 954 females in the population, 659 single (never-married) males, 574 single (never-married) females, 409 families, 322 married males, 315 married females, 101.40 area in square miles, 64 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 19.38 population per square mile, 4 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,236 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,703 persons of British origin (Irish), 132 persons of British origin (English), 110 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of German origin, 5 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 693 Anglicans (Church of England), 564 Roman Catholics, 406 Presbyterians, 284 Methodists, 18 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 409 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntley-on061004-1911/.