Huntingdon, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Huntingdon, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 763. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.088°N, 74.179°W.
Population
In 1871, Huntingdon, Village had a population of 763: 360 male and 403 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Huntingdon, Village, and Godmanchester, 1861 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Huntingdon, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 763 total population, 403 females, 360 males, 223 married persons, 145 families, 112 married males, 111 married females, 40 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 500 single persons under 18, 263 single females under 18, 237 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 125 inhabited houses, 125 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC114002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/huntingdon-village-qc114002-1871/.