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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 874 total population, 465 males, 409 females, 296 married persons, 171 families, 149 married females, 147 married males, 25 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 553 single persons under 18, 311 single males under 18, 242 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 869 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 171 houses, 171 occupied houses, 165 houses built of wood, 141 houses of 1 story, 51 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 48,055 pounds of homemade butter, 26,020 bushels of oats, 23,934 acres of land in farms, 15,969 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,750 bushels of potatoes, 10,026 bushels of peas, 9,652 bushels of turnips, 7,965 acres of improved land in farms, 5,802 acres of farmland under crops, 5,470 bushels of spring wheat, 3,403 chickens, 2,156 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,102 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,782 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,603 acres of hay crops, 1,502 bushels of barley, 1,329 bushels of rye, 1,322 acres of oats, 1,266 tons of hay, 1,005 bushels of winter wheat, 914 sheep, 771 other cattle, 697 bushels of corn, 631 bushels of buckwheat, 543 acres of wheat, 492 milk cows, 400 swine, 391 swine slaughtered or sold, 350 sheep slaughtered or sold, 302 cattle killed or sold, 301 bushels of beans, 261 horses aged over 3 years, 236 geese, 174 occupants of farms, 156 farm occupants who own their land, 136 turkeys, 115 acres of potatoes, 90 horses aged 3 years and under, 80 acres of barley, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 34 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 ducks, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 oxen, 7 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121009— 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 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/.