Lakefield, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Lakefield, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,120. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q114506323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.425°N, 78.258°W.
Population
In 1891, Lakefield, Village had a population of 1,120: 556 male and 564 female residents. Population density was 1116.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,120 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
| 1911 | 1,397 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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 Douro, 1881 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lakefield, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 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 | 235 |
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 564 |
| Number of males | 556 |
| Number of married females | 192 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 385 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 564 |
| POP M | 556 |
| POP TOT | 1,120 |
| Total population | 1,120 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 348 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 680 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,107 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 233 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 43 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 187 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 30 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 198 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 255 |
| Acres of hay crops | 110 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 452 |
| Acres of land in farms | 476 |
| Acres of oats | 51 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 60 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,530 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,417 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,502 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 110 |
| HAY TONS | 143 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 14 |
| Number of chickens | 1,193 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 67 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 85 |
| Number of milk cows | 92 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 225 |
| Number of other cattle | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 219 |
| Number of sheep | 40 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 26 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 28 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 51 |
| OAT BU | 1,530 |
| PEA BU | 255 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 5,417 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,508 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 143 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 340 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,508 |
| CATTLE KS | 14 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 348 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 680 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 160 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 235 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,193 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 85 |
| HOUSES | 233 |
| HOUSES B | 43 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 150 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 198 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 187 |
| INF 11 A | 219 |
| MD FEM | 192 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 385 |
| MILK COWS | 92 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC F | 67 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 225 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 30 |
| OTHERS | 1,107 |
| SHEEP | 40 |
| SHEEP KS | 26 |
| SUP AM | 452 |
| SUP FOR | 24 |
| SUP JV | 107 |
| SUP PAT | 90 |
| SUP SC | 255 |
| SUP TOT | 476 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 28 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 233 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,502 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q114506323
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). "Lakefield, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lakefield-village-on110012-1891/.