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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5945636. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,534 total population, 1,281 females, 1,253 males, 688 married persons, 432 families, 344 married females, 344 married males, 96 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,750 single persons under 18, 878 single males under 18, 872 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 431 inhabited houses, 431 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 167,500 bushels of oats, 47,977 bushels of turnips, 47,550 bushels of potatoes, 22,163 bushels of spring wheat, 20,663 bushels of other root crops, 19,301 bushels of peas and beans, 7,759 bushels of rye, 7,722 bushels of barley, 5,650 bushels of buckwheat, 3,319 tons of hay, 3,297 acres of hay crops, 3,254 acres of wheat, 1,848 bushels of corn, 440 acres of potatoes, 351 bushels of winter wheat, 78 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,534 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108007— 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 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/.