Huntingdon, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Huntingdon, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.088°N, 74.179°W.
Population
In 1881, Huntingdon, Village had a population of 856: 417 male and 439 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Huntingdon, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 856 total population, 439 females, 417 males, 305 married persons, 193 families, 153 married females, 152 married males, 50 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 501 single persons under 18, 254 single males under 18, 247 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 182 inhabited houses, 182 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,312 bushels of potatoes, 1,984 bushels of oats, 354 bushels of peas and beans, 334 bushels of barley, 155 tons of hay, 154 bushels of spring wheat, 133 bushels of other root crops, 130 acres of hay crops, 97 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 23 acres of wheat, 12 bushels of turnips, 10 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Sellar | 1841–1919 | died here |
| James A. (James Alexander) Robb | 1859–1929 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 856 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/huntingdon-village-qc072007-1881/.