Huron, Ontario (1901 census)
Huron was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,539. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 81.617°W.
Population
In 1901, Huron had a population of 3,539: 1,796 male and 1,743 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 236 |
| 1861 | 2,429 |
| 1871 | 4,079 |
| 1881 | 5,175 |
| 1891 | 4,125 |
| 1901 | 3,539 |
| 1911 | 2,951 |
| 1921 | 2,572 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Huron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,539 total population, 1,796 males, 1,743 females, 1,161 single males, 1,035 single females, 725 families, 574 married females, 573 married males, 134 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 721 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 74,956 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261817
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Huron, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huron-on050002-1901/.