Huntsville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Huntsville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,159. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.330°N, 79.226°W.
Population
In 1891, Huntsville, Village had a population of 1,159: 607 male and 552 female residents. Population density was 1155.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,159 |
| 1901 | 2,152 |
| 1911 | 2,358 |
| 1921 | 2,246 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Chaffey, Perry, Bethune, Proudfoot, 1881 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Huntsville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 234 |
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 552 |
| Number of males | 607 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 211 |
| Number of married persons | 421 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 552 |
| POP M | 607 |
| POP TOT | 1,159 |
| Total population | 1,159 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 704 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,159 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 227 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 213 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 185 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 227 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 702 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,716 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 990 |
| Acres of hay crops | 327 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,748 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,464 |
| Acres of oats | 93 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 130 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,585 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,498 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 522 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 327 |
| HAY TONS | 370 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 341 |
| Number of chickens | 578 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 80 |
| Number of milk cows | 88 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 83 |
| Number of other cattle | 55 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 69 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 316 |
| Number of swine | 82 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 210 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 93 |
| OAT BU | 2,585 |
| PEA BU | 320 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,498 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 246 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,440 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 370 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,440 |
| CATTLE KS | 341 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 704 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 246 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 64 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 578 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 80 |
| HOUSES | 227 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 185 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 213 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 211 |
| MD TOT | 421 |
| MILK COWS | 88 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 83 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 55 |
| OTHERS | 1,159 |
| SHEEP | 69 |
| SHEEP KS | 316 |
| SUP AM | 1,748 |
| SUP FOR | 7,716 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 702 |
| SUP SC | 990 |
| SUP TOT | 9,464 |
| SWINE | 82 |
| SWINE KS | 210 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 227 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 522 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129026— 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). "Huntsville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huntsville-village-on095014-1891/.