Huron, Ontario (1911 census)
Huron was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,951. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 81.617°W.
Population
In 1911, Huron had a population of 2,951: 1,558 male and 1,393 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Huron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,539 |
| POP F | 1,393 |
| POP M | 1,558 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 25.20 |
| POP TOT | 2,951 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 384 |
| AREA ACRES | 74,956 |
| AREA SQ MI | 117.12 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 406 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,171 |
| BRIT OTHER | 25 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,248 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 646 |
| F MARRIED | 481 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 780 |
| F WIDOWED | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 647 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| GERMAN | 72 |
| JEWISH | 4 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 499 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| M SINGLE | 1,006 |
| M WIDOWED | 46 |
| METHODISTS | 1,027 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,498 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 23 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huron-on060006-1911/.