Lochiel, Ontario (1851 census)
Lochiel was a census subdivision in Glengary County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,174. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.398°N, 74.595°W.
Population
In 1851, Lochiel had a population of 4,174: 2,116 male and 2,058 female residents. Population density was 33.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,174 |
| 1861 | 5,069 |
| 1871 | 4,827 |
| 1881 | 5,525 |
| 1891 | 5,016 |
| 1901 | 4,857 |
| 1911 | 4,392 |
| 1921 | 4,078 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Lochiel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 343 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 577 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 5 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 104 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 577 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 38 |
| Number of females | 2,058 |
| Number of females attending school | 196 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 61 |
| Number of males | 2,116 |
| Number of males attending school | 243 |
| Number of married females | 576 |
| Number of married males | 572 |
| Number of single females | 1,414 |
| Number of single males | 1,492 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| POP | 4,174 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,058 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,116 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,174 |
| Total population | 4,174 |
Age structure (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 79 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 87 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 73 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 81 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 310 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 62 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 85 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 71 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 76 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 65 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 298 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 93 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 186 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 162 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 100 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 72 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 28 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 85 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 171 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 136 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 100 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 48 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 25 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 235 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 244 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 166 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 39 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 22 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 255 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 213 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 248 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 53 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 17 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 366 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,924 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 22 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 75 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 12 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 759 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 14 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 19 |
| Acres of corn | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,681 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 36,518 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,694 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 17,376 |
| Acres of land in farms | 53,894 |
| Acres of oats | 2,609 |
| Acres of peas | 867 |
| Acres of potatoes | 269 |
| Acres of rye | 1 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,248 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 20 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 412 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,208 |
| BEEF BAR | 412 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 369 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 798 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,625 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,943 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,303 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 32,344 |
| BWT AC | 19 |
| BWT BU | 369 |
| CRN AC | 33 |
| CRN BU | 798 |
| HAY TONS | 3,882 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 203 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,486 |
| Number of horses | 1,405 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,991 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 504 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 351 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 6,124 |
| Number of swine | 3,354 |
| OAT AC | 2,609 |
| OAT BU | 56,625 |
| PEA AC | 867 |
| PEA BU | 9,943 |
| PORK BAR | 1,208 |
| POT AC | 269 |
| POT BU | 22,303 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20,092 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 68,870 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 13 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 3,276 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,932 |
| RYE AC | 1 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,882 |
| WHT AC | 2,248 |
| WHT BU | 32,344 |
| WOOL LBS | 12,932 |
Manufacturing & industry (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 600 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 200,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 8 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 4 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 4 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,850 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 400 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,551 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,364 |
Deaths & mortality (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 9 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (151 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 68,870 |
| BOV | 203 |
| C H | 1,486 |
| C LBS | 20,092 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,116 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,058 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,174 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 600 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 104 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 5 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 3 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 5 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 61 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 3 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 572 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,492 |
| C128 WID MALE | 52 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,116 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 38 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,850 |
| C130 MD FEM | 576 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,414 |
| C132 WID FEM | 68 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,058 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,174 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 9 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 20 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 93 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 243 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 196 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 62 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 4 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C18 SM WATER | 4 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 85 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 87 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 200,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 71 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 73 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 76 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 79 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 4 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 400 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 8 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 65 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 81 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 298 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 310 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 255 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 235 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 213 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 10 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 244 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 85 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 248 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 186 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 166 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 171 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 53 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 9 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 162 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 39 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 6 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 136 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 16 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 7 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 100 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 22 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 9 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 100 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 13 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 72 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 16 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 48 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 17 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 28 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 4 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 16 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 25 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 4 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 11 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 13 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 8 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 13 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 5 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 40 |
| CD NAME | Glengary |
| CROP | 9,694 |
| CULT | 17,376 |
| ENG WLS | 22 |
| FC YRDS | 4,364 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,551 |
| FREN ORIG | 366 |
| GARDEN | 1 |
| HELD | 53,894 |
| HOP LBS | 13 |
| HORSE | 1,405 |
| IRE | 75 |
| LINE NO | 76 |
| M COWS | 1,991 |
| MPLS LBS | 3,276 |
| NB | 1 |
| NFL | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 2,924 |
| NS PEI | 12 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 109 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 29 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 351 |
| O OVR 200 | 4 |
| O UNDR 10 | 8 |
| PASTURE | 7,681 |
| SCOT | 759 |
| SHEEP | 6,124 |
| SWINE | 3,354 |
| TOT O | 504 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 200 |
| US | 14 |
| WOOD | 36,518 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112004— 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 1851 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). "Lochiel, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lochiel-on010003-1851/.