Lavant, Ontario (1861 census)
Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 279. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.110°N, 76.656°W.
Population
In 1861, Lavant had a population of 279: 190 male and 89 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, 1871 (41.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 105 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 279 total population, 190 males, 151 single males, Male members of the family who are present: 130, 89 females, Female members of the family who are present: 87, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, 58 single females, 38 married males, 29 married females, 9 females attending school, 8 males attending school, 5 male births, 3 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 66 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 5 to 10, 18 single males aged 15 to 20, 15 males aged 5 to 10, 14 married males aged 20 to 30, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 20 to 30, 10 single males aged 10 to 15, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 10 to 15, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 married females aged 30 to 40, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 15 to 20, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 males aged 2 to 3, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 166 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 43 persons originating in Scotland, 42 French Canadians, 22 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $5,765 value farms (dollars), 5,620 pounds of maple sugar, $4,468 value all livestock, 3,640 pounds of homemade butter, 3,600 bushels of potatoes, 3,355 acres of land in farms, 2,204 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,830 bushels of oats, $1,230 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,151 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,087 bushels of spring wheat, 1,044 bushels of winter wheat, $857 value farm implements in dollars, 726 acres of farmland in pasture, 463 pounds of wool produced on farms, 425 acres of farmland under crops, 354 bushels of peas, 250 bushels of turnips, 172 tons of hay, 134 sheep, 103 acres of oats, 94 calves and heifers, 73 acres of spring wheat, 60 acres of winter wheat, 54 milk cows, 54 swine, 52 bulls, oxen, or steers, 38 barrels of pork, 35 bushels of buckwheat, 30 acres of potatoes, 27 acres of peas, 26 occupants of farms, 23 horses aged over 3 years, 20 bushels of barley, 20 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 18 barrels of beef, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 bushels of corn, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 130 yards of fulled cloth, 30 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082009— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lavant-on082009-1861/.