Huntley, Ontario (1921 census)
Huntley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,922. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5945636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 76.066°W.
Population
In 1921, Huntley had a population of 1,922: 997 male and 925 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Huntley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,922 total population, 997 males in the population, 925 females in the population, 912 males born in Canada, 869 females born in Canada, 81 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 51 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,541 persons of British origin (Irish), 232 persons of British origin (English), 108 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of French origin, 11 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 739 Anglicans (Church of England), 463 Roman Catholics, 392 Presbyterians, 315 Methodists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Congregationalists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105005— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntley-on105005-1921/.