Lobo, Ontario (1861 census)
Lobo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,556. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262065. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.021°N, 81.476°W.
Population
In 1861, Lobo had a population of 3,556: 1,854 male and 1,702 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,445 |
| 1861 | 3,556 |
| 1871 | 3,474 |
| 1881 | 3,092 |
| 1891 | 2,989 |
| 1901 | 2,695 |
| 1911 | 2,327 |
| 1921 | 2,245 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lobo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,556 total population, 1,854 males, 1,702 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,691, Female members of the family who are present: 1,566, 1,259 single males, 1,101 single females, 580 married males, 575 married females, 306 males attending school, 301 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 163, Females present who are not members of the family: 136, 54 female births, 54 male births, 26 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 12 adult males unable to read or write, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 274 females aged 5 to 10, 274 males aged 5 to 10, 222 married females aged 20 to 30, 211 single males aged 10 to 15, 190 single females aged 10 to 15, 189 single males aged 20 to 30, 175 single males aged 15 to 20, 167 married males aged 30 to 40, 164 married males aged 20 to 30, 160 single females aged 15 to 20, 141 married females aged 30 to 40, 134 married males aged 40 to 50, 116 single females aged 20 to 30, 109 married females aged 40 to 50, 79 males aged 2 to 3, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 76 males aged 3 to 4, 75 females age 3 to 4, 74 married males aged 50 to 60, 72 females aged 4 to 5, 65 females aged 1 to 2, 61 males aged 1 to 2, 60 females aged 2 to 3, 53 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 married females aged 15 to 20, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,406 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 562 persons originating in Scotland, 337 persons originating in England or Wales, 98 persons originating in Ireland, 86 persons originating in the United States, 26 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 19 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 12 Indigenous males, 12 negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons originating in Newfoundland, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 Indigenous females, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,164,670 value farms (dollars), 118,387 bushels of turnips, $106,769 value all livestock, 103,586 bushels of spring wheat, 74,807 pounds of homemade butter, 74,024 bushels of oats, $43,238 value horses aged over 3 years, 42,194 acres of land in farms, 40,383 bushels of potatoes, $39,283 value farm implements in dollars, 33,681 bushels of peas, 33,480 pounds of maple sugar, 23,531 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,663 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,715 pounds of wool produced on farms, 16,677 bushels of barley, 13,835 acres of farmland under crops, 11,221 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,839 gallons of cider, 4,528 acres of spring wheat, 4,420 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,367 sheep, $4,302 value garden and orchard crops, 3,685 bushels of corn, 3,664 bushels of winter wheat, 3,365 bushels of carrots, 2,952 tons of hay, 2,271 swine, 2,091 acres of oats, 1,877 bushels of buckwheat, 1,751 calves and heifers, 1,585 acres of peas, 1,369 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,347 milk cows, 1,300 pounds of flax or hemp, 784 horses aged over 3 years, 526 barrels of pork, 502 acres of barley, 468 horses aged 3 years and under, 462 acres of turnips, 429 occupants of farms, 408 acres of farmland in gardens, 337 acres of potatoes, 288 acres of winter wheat, 250 bulls, oxen, or steers, 237 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 200 bushels of rye, 159 barrels of beef, 145 acres of corn, 123 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 116 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 105 bushels of beans, 104 acres of buckwheat, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of rye, 12 pounds of hops, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,663 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,426 yards of flannel, 1,573 yards of fulled cloth, 170 carriages for pleasure, $40 value carriages for hire (dollars), 12 yards of linen, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262065
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). "Lobo, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lobo-on086006-1861/.