Huntley, Ontario (1861 census)
Huntley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,651. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5945636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 76.066°W.
Population
In 1861, Huntley had a population of 2,651: 1,347 male and 1,304 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Huntley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,651 total population, 1,347 males, 1,304 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,300, Female members of the family who are present: 1,270, 973 single males, 930 single females, 358 married males, 355 married females, 284 males attending school, 175 females attending school, 65 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 47, 46 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 22 adult males unable to read or write, 20 adult females unable to read or write, 19 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 209 single males aged 10 to 15, 172 single females aged 10 to 15, 172 single males aged 20 to 30, 168 females aged 5 to 10, 165 single males aged 15 to 20, 160 single females aged 15 to 20, 156 males aged 5 to 10, 128 single females aged 20 to 30, 102 married females aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 married females aged 40 to 50, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 married males aged 50 to 60, 55 females aged 1 to 2, 54 females aged 2 to 3, 54 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females age 3 to 4, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 females of unknown age, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 males of unknown age, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,766 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 813 persons originating in Ireland, 47 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $438,401 value farms (dollars), $91,208 value all livestock, 91,069 bushels of oats, 79,971 pounds of homemade butter, 61,984 bushels of potatoes, $47,262 value horses aged over 3 years, 39,768 acres of land in farms, 32,044 bushels of spring wheat, 25,187 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $24,678 value farm implements in dollars, 23,466 bushels of turnips, 15,581 bushels of peas, 14,581 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,846 acres of farmland under crops, 6,710 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,585 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,233 bushels of winter wheat, 3,165 acres of oats, 2,381 tons of hay, 2,028 sheep, 1,815 bushels of corn, 1,810 acres of spring wheat, 1,450 swine, 1,320 barrels of pork, 1,290 milk cows, 1,289 calves and heifers, 1,096 bushels of rye, 924 acres of peas, 911 pounds of maple sugar, 659 bushels of barley, 619 horses aged over 3 years, 605 bushels of buckwheat, 373 occupants of farms, 320 acres of winter wheat, 295 barrels of beef, 295 horses aged 3 years and under, 262 bushels of carrots, 258 acres of potatoes, 198 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 160 pounds of flax or hemp, $119 value garden and orchard crops, 110 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 95 acres of turnips, 88 bulls, oxen, or steers, 85 acres of rye, 77 acres of corn, 69 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 68 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of beans, 27 acres of barley, 25 acres of farmland in gardens, 23 acres of buckwheat, 19 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,370 yards of flannel, $4,161 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,453 yards of fulled cloth, 61 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067005— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntley-on067005-1861/.