Lavant, Ontario (1911 census)
Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 547. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.111°N, 76.656°W.
Population
In 1911, Lavant had a population of 547: 287 male and 260 female residents. Population density was 5.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 569 |
| POP F | 260 |
| POP M | 287 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.99 |
| POP TOT | 547 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 36 |
| AREA ACRES | 43,827 |
| AREA SQ MI | 68.48 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 24 |
| BRIT IRISH | 123 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 312 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 104 |
| F MARRIED | 91 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 151 |
| F WIDOWED | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FRENCH | 50 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 14 |
| M MARRIED | 95 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 14 |
| M SINGLE | 171 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 83 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 341 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 55 |
| RUSSIAN | 11 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lavant-on089004-1911/.