Lavant, Ontario (1851 census)
Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 98. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.110°N, 76.656°W.
Population
In 1851, Lavant had a population of 98: 50 male and 48 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 98 |
| 1861 | 279 |
| 1891 | 679 |
| 1901 | 569 |
| 1911 | 547 |
| 1921 | 429 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 98 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 50, 50 males, 48 females, Female members of the family who are present: 47, 33 single males, 31 single females, 22 families, 16 married males, 15 married females, 3 female births, 3 males attending school, 2 male births, 2 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 females attending school, 1 lunatic males, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 20 to 30, 7 females under age 1, 6 females aged 5 to 10, 6 males aged 5 to 10, 6 married females aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 20 to 30, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 single males aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 10 to 15, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 males under age 1, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 single females aged 10 to 15, 2 single males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 50 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 33 persons originating in Scotland, 9 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261995
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Lavant, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lavant-on019005-1851/.