Lakefield, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Lakefield, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,120: 556 male and 564 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,120 total population, 564 females, 556 males, 385 married persons, 235 families, 193 married males, 192 married females, 55 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 680 single persons under 18, 348 single males under 18, 332 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,107 persons who are not French Canadian, 13 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 233 houses, 233 occupied houses, 198 houses of 2 stories, 187 houses built of wood, 150 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses built of brick, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 1 story, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,508 pounds of homemade butter, 5,417 bushels of potatoes, 1,530 bushels of oats, 1,502 bushels of turnips, 1,193 chickens, 476 acres of land in farms, 452 acres of improved land in farms, 340 bushels of spring wheat, 255 acres of farmland under crops, 255 bushels of peas, 225 occupants of farms, 219 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 160 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 158 farm occupants who own their land, 143 tons of hay, 110 acres of hay crops, 107 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 92 milk cows, 90 acres of farmland in pasture, 85 horses aged over 3 years, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 60 bushels of barley, 52 acres of potatoes, 51 acres of oats, 50 swine, 40 sheep, 30 bushels of corn, 30 other cattle, 28 swine slaughtered or sold, 26 sheep slaughtered or sold, 24 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23 acres of wheat, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 cattle killed or sold, 10 ducks, 6 geese, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 acres of barley, 3 turkeys, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lakefield-vl-on110012-1891/.