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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 957 total population, 514 males, 443 females, 262 married persons, 168 families, 133 married males, 129 married females, 28 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 667 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 296 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 168 occupied houses, 164 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,993 bushels of oats, 17,941 bushels of potatoes, 14,895 bushels of turnips, 8,854 bushels of peas and beans, 4,699 bushels of spring wheat, 1,848 bushels of barley, 1,646 acres of hay crops, 1,310 bushels of other root crops, 1,113 tons of hay, 654 acres of wheat, 605 bushels of rye, 335 bushels of corn, 152 acres of potatoes, 122 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 116 bushels of buckwheat, 58 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 957 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130008— 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 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/.