Huntley, Ontario (1871 census)
Huntley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,634. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 76.066°W.
Population
In 1871, Huntley had a population of 2,634: 1,342 male and 1,292 female residents. Population density was 25.3 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Huntley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 412 |
| Number of females | 1,292 |
| Number of males | 1,342 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 352 |
| Number of married persons | 700 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| Total population | 2,634 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 879 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 951 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,830 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 411 |
| Number of occupied houses | 411 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,178 |
| BWT BU | 1,398 |
| CRN BU | 764 |
| HAY AC | 3,637 |
| HAY TONS | 3,853 |
| OAT BU | 82,948 |
| PEA BU | 12,558 |
| POT AC | 637 |
| POT BU | 55,681 |
| RYE BU | 491 |
| Total area (acres) | 62,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,374 |
| WHT WTR BU | 426 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,101 |
| AREA | 62,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 695 |
| CD | 78 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 412 |
| FEMALE | 1,292 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 411 |
| INHABITED | 411 |
| MALE | 1,342 |
| MARRIED F | 348 |
| MARRIED M | 352 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 700 |
| POPULATION | 2,634 |
| ROOT BU | 12,791 |
| SINGLE F | 879 |
| SINGLE M | 951 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,830 |
| TUR BU | 14,042 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntley-on078007-1871/.