Laxton, Ontario (1861 census)
Laxton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.707°N, 78.895°W.
Population
In 1861, Laxton had a population of 407: 294 male and 113 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 407 |
| 1901 | 596 |
| 1921 | 359 |
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Laxton, Digby, Longford, 1871 (18.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Laxton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 112 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 407 total population, 294 males, Male members of the family who are present: 257, 192 single males, 113 females, Female members of the family who are present: 112, 97 married males, 65 single females, 44 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 37, 9 female births, 9 males attending school, 6 male births, 5 widowed males, 4 widowed females, 3 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 93 single males aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 married males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 20 to 30, 18 married males aged 40 to 50, 17 males aged 5 to 10, 15 females aged 5 to 10, 12 single females aged 10 to 15, 12 single males aged 10 to 15, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 30 to 40, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 15 to 20, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 males aged 2 to 3, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 255 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 59 persons originating in England or Wales, 53 persons originating in Ireland, 18 persons originating in Scotland, 17 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $41,000 value farms (dollars), 12,550 bushels of turnips, $11,505 value all livestock, 9,379 acres of land in farms, 8,983 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $7,935 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,350 bushels of potatoes, 4,310 pounds of maple sugar, 3,030 bushels of spring wheat, 2,950 pounds of homemade butter, $1,959 value farm implements in dollars, 940 bushels of oats, 745 bushels of winter wheat, 620 bushels of corn, 396 acres of farmland under cultivation, 369 acres of farmland under crops, 249 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 185 bushels of peas, 139 acres of spring wheat, 115 bushels of barley, 83 horses aged over 3 years, 75 bushels of buckwheat, 66 occupants of farms, 56 acres of turnips, 53 calves and heifers, 52 swine, 50 acres of potatoes, 48 bulls, oxen, or steers, 39 milk cows, 38 acres of oats, 36 acres of corn, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 acres of winter wheat, 26 acres of farmland in pasture, 24 barrels of pork, 17 barrels of beef, 10 tons of hay, 8 acres of peas, 6 acres of buckwheat, 4 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149008— 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 1861 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, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/laxton-on100010-1861/.