Huntingdon, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Huntingdon, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,265. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.088°N, 74.179°W.
Population
In 1911, Huntingdon, Village had a population of 1,265: 587 male and 678 female residents. Population density was 1730.5 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Huntingdon, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,730.51 population per square mile, 1,265 total population, 678 females in the population, 587 males in the population, 468 area in acres, 387 single (never-married) females, 343 single (never-married) males, 281 families, 227 married males, 224 married females, 67 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 0.73 area in square miles. 1,122 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 427 persons of French origin, 331 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 279 persons of British origin (Irish), 170 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 25 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 553 Roman Catholics, 309 Presbyterians, 188 Methodists, 177 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Jews, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Lutherans, 2 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 268 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
QC161011— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/huntingdon-village-qc161011-1911/.