Lochiel, Ontario (1891 census)
Lochiel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,016. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.398°N, 74.595°W.
Population
In 1891, Lochiel had a population of 5,016: 2,482 male and 2,534 female residents.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lochiel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,016 total population, 2,534 females, 2,482 males, 1,412 married persons, 868 families, 706 married females, 706 married males, 212 widowed persons, 144 widowed females, 68 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,392 single persons under 18, 1,708 single males under 18, 1,684 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,688 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,328 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 841 occupied houses, 840 houses, 759 houses built of wood, 673 houses of 2 stories, 299 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 168 houses of 4 rooms, 167 houses of 1 story, 126 houses of 3 rooms, 109 houses of 2 rooms, 91 houses of 5 rooms, 57 houses built of brick, 35 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 1 room, 24 houses built of stone, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 192,807 bushels of oats, 117,963 pounds of homemade butter, 68,422 acres of land in farms, 63,371 bushels of potatoes, 43,050 acres of improved land in farms, 39,854 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 30,593 acres of farmland under crops, 28,504 bushels of spring wheat, 26,700 chickens, 25,372 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,903 bushels of peas, 12,188 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,281 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 11,019 tons of hay, 10,057 acres of oats, 9,465 acres of hay crops, 6,878 bushels of corn, 6,845 bushels of barley, 4,511 milk cows, 4,011 sheep, 3,940 bushels of buckwheat, 2,669 other cattle, 2,663 bushels of turnips, 2,526 acres of wheat, 2,095 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,859 horses aged over 3 years, 1,773 swine, 1,595 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,309 cattle killed or sold, 887 horses aged 3 years and under, 879 bushels of beans, 850 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 748 occupants of farms, 683 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 674 geese, 608 farm occupants who own their land, 595 acres of potatoes, 430 acres of barley, 387 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 361 turkeys, 269 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 265 ducks, Capacity of silos (tons): 225, 139 farm occupants who rent their land, 121 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 111 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 109 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 61 acres of turnips, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Hugh Gauthier | 1843–1922 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112004_1891— 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 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). "Lochiel, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lochiel-on065006-1891/.