Huntley, Ontario (1891 census)
Huntley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,321. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 76.066°W.
Population
In 1891, Huntley had a population of 2,321: 1,201 male and 1,120 female residents. Population density was 22.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Huntley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 424 |
| Number of families | 424 |
| Number of females | 1,120 |
| Number of males | 1,201 |
| Number of married females | 327 |
| Number of married males | 328 |
| Number of married persons | 655 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 1,120 |
| POP M | 1,201 |
| POP TOT | 2,321 |
| Total population | 2,321 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 737 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 849 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,586 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,320 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 415 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 20 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 373 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 260 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 200 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 415 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 695 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,026 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,571 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,467 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,789 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 37,680 |
| Acres of land in farms | 53,251 |
| Acres of oats | 8,442 |
| Acres of potatoes | 400 |
| Acres of turnips | 177 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,344 |
| BAR AC | 695 |
| BAR BU | 10,879 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,879 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,113 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 453 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 143,735 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20,751 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,050 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,991 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 31,634 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 47,274 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 6,113 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 453 |
| HAY AC | 4,789 |
| HAY TONS | 5,027 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,056 |
| Number of chickens | 13,902 |
| Number of ducks | 488 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 366 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 1,087 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 497 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,012 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,859 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 404 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,995 |
| Number of other fowl | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 59 |
| Number of sheep | 2,565 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,418 |
| Number of swine | 1,301 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,769 |
| Number of turkeys | 986 |
| OAT AC | 8,442 |
| OAT BU | 143,735 |
| PEA BU | 20,751 |
| POT AC | 400 |
| POT BU | 34,050 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 370 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,189 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 133,135 |
| RYE BU | 2,991 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,027 |
| WHT AC | 3,344 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,634 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 107 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 64 |
| A 51 100 | 130 |
| BEN BU | 434 |
| BUTTER LB | 133,135 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,056 |
| CHEESE LB | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 737 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 849 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,586 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,189 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 497 |
| DUCKS | 488 |
| FAMILIES | 424 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,087 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,902 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,012 |
| HOUSES | 415 |
| HOUSES B | 20 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 22 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 200 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 373 |
| INF 11 A | 59 |
| MD FEM | 327 |
| MD MALE | 328 |
| MD TOT | 655 |
| MILK COWS | 1,859 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 366 |
| OC TOT | 404 |
| OTHER FOWL | 62 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,995 |
| OTHERS | 2,320 |
| SHEEP | 2,565 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,418 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 37,680 |
| SUP FOR | 15,571 |
| SUP PAT | 15,026 |
| SUP SC | 22,467 |
| SUP TOT | 53,251 |
| SWINE | 1,301 |
| SWINE KS | 1,769 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 415 |
| TUR AC | 177 |
| TUR BU | 47,274 |
| TURKEY | 986 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntley-on083005-1891/.