Lavant, Ontario (1901 census)
Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.111°N, 76.656°W.
Population
In 1901, Lavant had a population of 569: 279 male and 196 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 569 total population, 279 males, 196 females, 170 single males, 106 families, 95 married males, 90 single females, 14 widowed males, 4 married females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 106 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 43,827 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080008— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lavant-on080008-1901/.