Laxton, Digby, Longford, Ontario (1881 census)
Laxton, Digby, Longford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.822°N, 78.951°W.
Population
In 1881, Laxton, Digby, Longford had a population of 957: 514 male and 443 female residents. Population density was 4.8 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Laxton, Digby, Longford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 443 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 957 |
| Total population | 957 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 667 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,646 |
| Acres of potatoes | 152 |
| Acres of wheat | 654 |
| BAR BU | 1,848 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,848 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,993 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,310 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,854 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,941 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,699 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,895 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 58 |
| BWT BU | 116 |
| CRN BU | 335 |
| HAY AC | 1,646 |
| HAY TONS | 1,113 |
| OAT BU | 21,993 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,854 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 17,941 |
| RYE BU | 605 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,113 |
| WHT AC | 654 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,699 |
| WHT WTR BU | 58 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 296 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 667 |
| D OCC | 168 |
| FEMALE | 443 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 164 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 514 |
| MD F | 129 |
| MD M | 133 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,310 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 14,895 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laxton-digby-longford-on130008-1881/.