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 density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 333 |
| Number of males | 346 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 223 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 333 |
| POP M | 346 |
| POP TOT | 679 |
| Total population | 679 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 444 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 24 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 655 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 113 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 113 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,258 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,638 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,777 |
| Acres of hay crops | 835 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,087 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,725 |
| Acres of oats | 432 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 146 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 828 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,557 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,096 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,234 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,363 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| BWT BU | 828 |
| CRN BU | 347 |
| HAY AC | 835 |
| HAY TONS | 634 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 119 |
| Number of chickens | 1,901 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 87 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 66 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 102 |
| Number of milk cows | 256 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 111 |
| Number of other cattle | 348 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 745 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 247 |
| Number of swine | 215 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 432 |
| OAT BU | 7,557 |
| PEA BU | 1,096 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 6,234 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 291 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,947 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,013 |
| RYE BU | 733 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 634 |
| WHT AC | 146 |
| WHT FALL BU | 85 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,363 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,013 |
| CATTLE KS | 119 |
| CHEESE LB | 291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 444 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,947 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 24 |
| GEESE | 66 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,901 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 102 |
| HOUSES | 113 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 113 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 111 |
| MD TOT | 223 |
| MILK COWS | 256 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 87 |
| OC TOT | 111 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 348 |
| OTHERS | 655 |
| SHEEP | 745 |
| SHEEP KS | 247 |
| SUP AM | 3,087 |
| SUP FOR | 7,638 |
| SUP PAT | 1,258 |
| SUP SC | 1,777 |
| SUP TOT | 10,725 |
| SWINE | 215 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 113 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 500 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.