Laurier, Machar & Lount, Ontario (1881 census)
Laurier, Machar & Lount was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.866°N, 79.475°W.
Population
In 1881, Laurier, Machar & Lount had a population of 407: 231 male and 176 female residents. Population density was 1.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 407 |
| 1891 | 1,177 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Laurier, Machar & Lount shared boundaries with:
- Chapman, Strong, Joly
- McKenzie, Ferrie, Wilson, Mills, McConkey, Hardy
- NO DATA
- Pringle, Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing
- Spence Croft
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 176 |
| Number of males | 231 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| POP TOT | 407 |
| Total population | 407 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 279 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 82 |
| Number of occupied houses | 82 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 119 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR BU | 481 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,068 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 396 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 268 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,166 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,700 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 17 |
| CRN BU | 71 |
| HAY AC | 119 |
| HAY TONS | 106 |
| OAT BU | 3,068 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 268 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 7,166 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 106 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 642 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 114 |
| C UNMD M | 165 |
| C UNMD TOT | 279 |
| D OCC | 82 |
| FEMALE | 176 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 82 |
| MALE | 231 |
| MD F | 62 |
| MD M | 62 |
| MD TOT | 124 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 396 |
| TUR BU | 12,700 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095016— 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 1881 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). "Laurier, Machar & Lount, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laurier-machar-lount-on131023-1881/.