Laxton, Digby, Longford, Ontario (1871 census)
Laxton, Digby, Longford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.822°N, 78.951°W.
Population
In 1871, Laxton, Digby, Longford had a population of 850: 446 male and 404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 850 |
| 1881 | 957 |
| 1891 | 874 |
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 contained Laxton, 1861 (18.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Digby, 1861 (81.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Laxton, Digby, Longford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 850 total population, 446 males, 404 females, 251 married persons, 143 families, 126 married males, 125 married females, 21 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 578 single persons under 18, 313 single males under 18, 265 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 143 occupied houses, 137 inhabited houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 121,701 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Laxton, Digby, Longford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laxton-digby-longford-on053006-1871/.