Huron, Ontario (1861 census)
Huron was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 81.617°W.
Population
In 1861, Huron had a population of 2,429: 1,330 male and 1,099 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Huron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,429 total population, 1,330 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,233, 1,099 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,052, 928 single males, 678 single females, 381 married males, 363 married females, 171 males attending school, 146 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 97, 72 male births, 63 adult males unable to read or write, 58 widowed females, 56 female births, 53 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 21 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 168 males aged 5 to 10, 165 single males aged 10 to 15, 162 single males aged 15 to 20, 142 single males aged 20 to 30, 131 single females aged 15 to 20, 129 single females aged 10 to 15, 128 females aged 5 to 10, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 108 married males aged 30 to 40, 106 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married males aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 20 to 30, 81 single females aged 20 to 30, 76 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 males aged 1 to 2, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,079 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 726 persons originating in Scotland, 325 persons originating in Ireland, 109 persons originating in all other places, 72 persons originating in England or Wales, 60 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 43 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 16 persons originating in the United States, 5 Indigenous males, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $348,265 value farms (dollars), 65,235 bushels of turnips, 58,861 bushels of spring wheat, $54,657 value all livestock, 47,104 acres of land in farms, 37,121 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 35,380 bushels of potatoes, 30,535 pounds of homemade butter, 21,966 bushels of oats, 11,916 bushels of peas, 11,218 pounds of maple sugar, $10,586 value farm implements in dollars, 9,983 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,406 acres of farmland under crops, 6,388 bushels of winter wheat, $4,195 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,217 acres of spring wheat, 3,019 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,543 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,323 swine, 1,295 tons of hay, 1,164 sheep, 1,058 calves and heifers, 984 bushels of rye, 852 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 796 milk cows, 794 acres of oats, 682 bulls, oxen, or steers, 639 bushels of barley, 601 acres of peas, 551 barrels of pork, 436 occupants of farms, 434 acres of turnips, 418 acres of potatoes, $391 value garden and orchard crops, 294 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 272 acres of winter wheat, 132 barrels of beef, 120 bushels of buckwheat, 76 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 74 acres of rye, 61 horses aged over 3 years, 54 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 52 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 47 pounds of hops, 38 bushels of corn, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 acres of farmland in gardens, 33 bushels of carrots, 26 acres of barley, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,557 yards of flannel, 227 yards of fulled cloth, $55 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 12 yards of linen, 2 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 39 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066010— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/huron-on066010-1861/.