Huron, Ontario (1891 census)
Huron was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,125. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 81.617°W.
Population
In 1891, Huron had a population of 4,125: 2,091 male and 2,034 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Huron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,125 total population, 2,091 males, 2,034 females, 1,264 married persons, 780 families, 634 married females, 630 married males, 151 widowed persons, 114 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,710 single persons under 18, 1,424 single males under 18, 1,286 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,125 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 776 houses, 776 occupied houses, 662 houses built of wood, 496 houses of 2 stories, 361 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 278 houses of 1 story, 124 houses of 4 rooms, 97 houses built of brick, 92 houses of 5 rooms, 81 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 36 uninhabited houses, 17 houses built of stone, 16 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 199,512 pounds of homemade butter, 193,924 bushels of oats, 90,903 bushels of peas, 81,332 bushels of barley, 72,021 bushels of turnips, 66,991 bushels of winter wheat, 57,889 acres of land in farms, 56,503 bushels of potatoes, 53,593 acres of improved land in farms, 39,554 acres of farmland under crops, 22,715 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 19,787 chickens, 16,330 tons of hay, 13,137 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,753 acres of hay crops, 7,762 acres of oats, 7,592 bushels of spring wheat, 7,153 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,726 sheep, 5,502 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,201 other cattle, 4,427 bushels of corn, 4,297 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,991 acres of wheat, 3,431 acres of barley, 3,407 milk cows, 2,834 swine, 2,426 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,213 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,801 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,700 bushels of rye, 1,504 horses aged over 3 years, 1,329 cattle killed or sold, 901 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 847 geese, 811 horses aged 3 years and under, 785 occupants of farms, 695 farm occupants who own their land, 509 ducks, 451 acres of potatoes, 387 turkeys, 283 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 262 bushels of beans, 230 acres of turnips, 222 other fowl, 217 bushels of buckwheat, 196 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 166 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 119 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 90 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053002— 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 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). "Huron, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huron-on053002-1891/.