Lavant, Ontario (1891 census)
Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 679. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.111°N, 76.656°W.
Population
In 1891, Lavant had a population of 679: 346 male and 333 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, 1881 (41.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 679 total population, 346 males, 333 females, 223 married persons, 113 families, 112 married females, 111 married males, 12 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 6 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 444 single persons under 18, 233 single males under 18, 211 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 655 persons who are not French Canadian, 24 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 113 houses, 113 houses built of wood, 113 occupied houses, 111 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,013 pounds of homemade butter, 10,725 acres of land in farms, 7,638 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,557 bushels of oats, 6,234 bushels of potatoes, 3,087 acres of improved land in farms, 1,947 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,901 chickens, 1,777 acres of farmland under crops, 1,363 bushels of spring wheat, 1,258 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,096 bushels of peas, 835 acres of hay crops, 828 bushels of buckwheat, 745 sheep, 733 bushels of rye, 634 tons of hay, 500 bushels of turnips, 432 acres of oats, 348 other cattle, 347 bushels of corn, 291 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 256 milk cows, 247 sheep slaughtered or sold, 215 swine, 146 acres of wheat, 134 swine slaughtered or sold, 119 cattle killed or sold, 111 occupants of farms, 102 horses aged over 3 years, 87 farm occupants who own their land, 85 bushels of winter wheat, 66 geese, 55 acres of potatoes, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 bushels of beans, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 turkeys, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 other fowl, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 ducks, 5 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lavant-on083008-1891/.