Lobo, Ontario (1891 census)
Lobo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,989. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262065. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.021°N, 81.476°W.
Population
In 1891, Lobo had a population of 2,989: 1,512 male and 1,477 female residents. Population density was 36.9 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lobo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 595 |
| Number of families | 595 |
| Number of females | 1,477 |
| Number of males | 1,512 |
| Number of married females | 478 |
| Number of married males | 479 |
| Number of married persons | 957 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| POP F | 1,477 |
| POP M | 1,512 |
| POP TOT | 2,989 |
| Total population | 2,989 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 916 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 992 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,908 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,978 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 587 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 165 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 418 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 314 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 273 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 351 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 587 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 534 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,055 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,460 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,294 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,962 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,150 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,477 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,771 |
| Acres of oats | 5,284 |
| Acres of potatoes | 321 |
| Acres of turnips | 157 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,708 |
| BAR AC | 534 |
| BAR BU | 12,555 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,555 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 676 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,115 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 164,845 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28,131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,478 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,014 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60,970 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 122,361 |
| BWT BU | 277 |
| CRN BU | 18,115 |
| HAY AC | 5,150 |
| HAY TONS | 9,508 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,378 |
| Number of chickens | 21,863 |
| Number of ducks | 230 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 499 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 105 |
| Number of geese | 533 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 670 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,402 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,715 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 606 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,186 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 209 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 163 |
| Number of sheep | 2,177 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,418 |
| Number of swine | 1,619 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,302 |
| Number of turkeys | 658 |
| OAT AC | 5,284 |
| OAT BU | 164,845 |
| PEA BU | 28,131 |
| POT AC | 321 |
| POT BU | 32,478 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,668 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,340 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 163,477 |
| RYE BU | 178 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,508 |
| WHT AC | 5,708 |
| WHT FALL BU | 122,361 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,014 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 106 |
| A 11 50 | 101 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 209 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| BUTTER LB | 163,477 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,378 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 916 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 992 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,908 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,668 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 670 |
| DUCKS | 230 |
| FAMILIES | 595 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,340 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 533 |
| GRA BU | 676 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,863 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,402 |
| HOUSES | 587 |
| HOUSES B | 165 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 105 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 314 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 351 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 418 |
| INF 11 A | 163 |
| MD FEM | 478 |
| MD MALE | 479 |
| MD TOT | 957 |
| MILK COWS | 1,715 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, South -Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 105 |
| OC P | 499 |
| OC TOT | 606 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,186 |
| OTHERS | 2,978 |
| SHEEP | 2,177 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,418 |
| SUP AM | 39,477 |
| SUP FOR | 8,294 |
| SUP JV | 1,055 |
| SUP PAT | 11,460 |
| SUP SC | 26,962 |
| SUP TOT | 47,771 |
| SWINE | 1,619 |
| SWINE KS | 2,302 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 587 |
| TUR AC | 157 |
| TUR BU | 60,970 |
| TURKEY | 658 |
| WID FEM | 83 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 124 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092003— 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 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). "Lobo, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lobo-on092003-1891/.