Lochiel, Ontario (1871 census)
Lochiel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.398°N, 74.595°W.
Population
In 1871, Lochiel had a population of 4,827: 2,371 male and 2,456 female residents. Population density was 38.9 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Lochiel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 755 |
| Number of females | 2,456 |
| Number of males | 2,371 |
| Number of married females | 571 |
| Number of married males | 576 |
| Number of married persons | 1,147 |
| Number of widowed females | 156 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 213 |
| Total population | 4,827 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,729 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,738 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,467 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 755 |
| Number of occupied houses | 755 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,872 |
| BWT BU | 823 |
| CRN BU | 1,921 |
| HAY AC | 6,264 |
| HAY TONS | 5,043 |
| OAT BU | 98,595 |
| PEA BU | 12,774 |
| POT AC | 681 |
| POT BU | 80,589 |
| Total area (acres) | 72,876 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,825 |
| WHT WTR BU | 167 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,441 |
| AREA | 72,876 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 177 |
| CD | 74 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 755 |
| FEMALE | 2,456 |
| GRA BU | 180 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 755 |
| INHABITED | 755 |
| MALE | 2,371 |
| MARRIED F | 571 |
| MARRIED M | 576 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,147 |
| POPULATION | 4,827 |
| ROOT BU | 2,035 |
| SINGLE F | 1,729 |
| SINGLE M | 1,738 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,467 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 156 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 213 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lochiel-on074004-1871/.