Huntley, Ontario (1881 census)
Huntley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,534. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 76.066°W.
Population
In 1881, Huntley had a population of 2,534: 1,253 male and 1,281 female residents. Population density was 24.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Huntley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 432 |
| Number of families | 432 |
| Number of females | 1,281 |
| Number of males | 1,253 |
| Number of married females | 344 |
| Number of married males | 344 |
| Number of married persons | 688 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP TOT | 2,534 |
| Total population | 2,534 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 872 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 878 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,750 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 431 |
| Number of occupied houses | 431 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,297 |
| Acres of potatoes | 440 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,254 |
| BAR BU | 7,722 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,722 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,650 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,848 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 167,500 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20,663 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 19,301 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,550 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,759 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22,163 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 47,977 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 351 |
| BWT BU | 5,650 |
| CRN BU | 1,848 |
| HAY AC | 3,297 |
| HAY TONS | 3,319 |
| OAT BU | 167,500 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 19,301 |
| POT AC | 440 |
| POT BU | 47,550 |
| RYE BU | 7,759 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,319 |
| WHT AC | 3,254 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,163 |
| WHT WTR BU | 351 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 872 |
| C UNMD M | 878 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,750 |
| D OCC | 431 |
| FEMALE | 1,281 |
| GRA BU | 78 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 431 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 1,253 |
| MD F | 344 |
| MD M | 344 |
| MD TOT | 688 |
| NUMBER CD | 108 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 20,663 |
| TUR BU | 47,977 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntley-on108007-1881/.