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 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
- Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie
- NO DATA
- Pringle, Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing
- Spence Croft
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 407 total population, 231 males, 176 females, 124 married persons, 82 families, 62 married females, 62 married males, 4 widowed males, 4 widowed persons. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 279 single persons under 18, 165 single males under 18, 114 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 82 inhabited houses, 82 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,700 bushels of turnips, 7,166 bushels of potatoes, 3,068 bushels of oats, 642 bushels of spring wheat, 481 bushels of barley, 396 bushels of other root crops, 268 bushels of peas and beans, 119 acres of hay crops, 106 tons of hay, 100 acres of wheat, 77 acres of potatoes, 71 bushels of corn, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 17 bushels of buckwheat, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 407 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.