Huntingdon, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Huntingdon, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.088°N, 74.179°W.
Population
In 1891, Huntingdon, Village had a population of 1,177: 567 male and 610 female residents. Population density was 1148.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Huntingdon, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 244 |
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of females | 610 |
| Number of males | 567 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 305 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 610 |
| POP M | 567 |
| POP TOT | 1,177 |
| Total population | 1,177 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 802 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 265 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 912 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 231 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 64 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 33 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 314 |
| Acres of hay crops | 147 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 408 |
| Acres of land in farms | 441 |
| Acres of oats | 66 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 63 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,262 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,159 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,764 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 147 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 147 |
| HAY TONS | 235 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 35 |
| Number of chickens | 1,225 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 150 |
| Number of milk cows | 122 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 167 |
| Number of other cattle | 23 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 161 |
| Number of sheep | 48 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| Number of swine | 49 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 156 |
| OAT AC | 66 |
| OAT BU | 1,262 |
| PEA BU | 3,159 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 1,764 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,662 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 235 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 18 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,662 |
| CATTLE KS | 35 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 407 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 802 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 28 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 244 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 180 |
| FRN CA | 265 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,225 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 150 |
| HOUSES | 231 |
| HOUSES B | 64 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 130 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 161 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 305 |
| MILK COWS | 122 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 167 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 23 |
| OTHERS | 912 |
| SHEEP | 48 |
| SHEEP KS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 408 |
| SUP FOR | 33 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 20 |
| SUP SC | 314 |
| SUP TOT | 441 |
| SWINE | 49 |
| SWINE KS | 156 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 231 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 147 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/huntingdon-village-qc156009-1891/.