Huntingdon, Village, Quebec (1851 census)
Huntingdon, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 679. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.089°N, 74.178°W.
Population
In 1851, Huntingdon, Village had a population of 679: 341 male and 338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 679 |
| 1871 | 763 |
| 1881 | 856 |
| 1891 | 1,177 |
| 1901 | 1,122 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
| 1921 | 1,401 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester, 1861 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Huntingdon, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 679 total population, 341 males, 338 females, Female members of the family who are present: 298, Male members of the family who are present: 292, 240 single females, 226 single males, 110 married males, 107 families, 93 married females, 70 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 49, 48 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 20 female births, 15 male births, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 2 lunatic males, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 53 females aged 5 to 10, 48 single males aged 15 to 20, 47 single females aged 15 to 20, 44 single females aged 10 to 15, 43 males aged 5 to 10, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 33 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 married females aged 30 to 40, 31 single males aged 10 to 15, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 females under age 1, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 16 males under age 1, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 8 males aged 1 to 2, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 314 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 126 persons originating in Ireland, 86 French Canadians, 84 persons originating in Scotland, 40 persons originating in the United States, 28 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,182 pounds of homemade butter, 983 bushels of potatoes, 951 bushels of wheat, 522 bushels of oats, 327 acres of land in farms, 262 acres of farmland under cultivation, 127 acres of farmland under crops, 101 acres of farmland in pasture, 98 milk cows, 94 bushels of peas, 87 swine, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 78 sheep, 76 barrels of pork, 74 occupants of farms, 70 acres of wheat, 70 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 65 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 54 tons of hay, 52 horses, 38 calves and heifers, 37 bushels of corn, 34 bushels of carrots, 29 pounds of flax or hemp, 24 acres of potatoes, 24 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 23 acres of oats, 23 barrels of beef, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10 bushels of beans, 9 bulls, oxen, or steers, 7 acres of peas, 5 bushels of barley, 5 pounds of tobacco, 3 acres of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 gallons of cider, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 62,400 saw mill plants, 15,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, $2,880 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,022 yards of fulled cloth, 1,500 woollen factories returning capital, $1,500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 709 yards of flannel, 200 tanneries returning capital, 20 employees in woollen factories, 4 employees in grist mills, 3 employees in saw mills, 3 employees in tanneries, 2 tanneries, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, 1 tanneries not reporting, 1 tanneries reporting, 1 woollen factories, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, woollen factories reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 10,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $400 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, 2 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Sellar | 1841–1919 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141764
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdon,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdon_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Huntingdon, Village, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/huntingdon-village-qc048006-1851/.