Laxton, Digby, Longford, Ontario (1891 census)
Laxton, Digby, Longford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.822°N, 78.951°W.
Population
In 1891, Laxton, Digby, Longford had a population of 874: 465 male and 409 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Laxton, 1901 (23.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Digby & Longford, 1901 (76.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Laxton, Digby, Longford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 171 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 409 |
| Number of males | 465 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 409 |
| POP M | 465 |
| POP TOT | 874 |
| Total population | 874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 553 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 869 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 165 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,102 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,969 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,802 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,603 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,965 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,934 |
| Acres of oats | 1,322 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 543 |
| BAR AC | 80 |
| BAR BU | 1,502 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,502 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 631 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 697 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,020 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,026 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,750 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,329 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,470 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,652 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,005 |
| BWT BU | 631 |
| CRN BU | 697 |
| HAY AC | 1,603 |
| HAY TONS | 1,266 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 302 |
| Number of chickens | 3,403 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 236 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 90 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 261 |
| Number of milk cows | 492 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 174 |
| Number of other cattle | 771 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 914 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 350 |
| Number of swine | 400 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 391 |
| Number of turkeys | 136 |
| OAT AC | 1,322 |
| OAT BU | 26,020 |
| PEA BU | 10,026 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 13,750 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,782 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,156 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 48,055 |
| RYE BU | 1,329 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,266 |
| WHT AC | 543 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,005 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,470 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 301 |
| BUTTER LB | 48,055 |
| CATTLE KS | 302 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 311 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 553 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,782 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 90 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,156 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 236 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,403 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 261 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 165 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 149 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| MILK COWS | 492 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 174 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 771 |
| OTHERS | 869 |
| SHEEP | 914 |
| SHEEP KS | 350 |
| SUP AM | 7,965 |
| SUP FOR | 15,969 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 2,102 |
| SUP SC | 5,802 |
| SUP TOT | 23,934 |
| SWINE | 400 |
| SWINE KS | 391 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 9,652 |
| TURKEY | 136 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121009_1871— 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 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). "Laxton, Digby, Longford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laxton-digby-longford-on121009-1891/.