Loughborough, Ontario (1851 census)
Loughborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,003. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.460°N, 76.540°W.
Population
In 1851, Loughborough had a population of 2,003: 1,056 male and 947 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,003 |
| 1861 | 2,452 |
| 1871 | 2,325 |
| 1881 | 2,394 |
| 1891 | 2,218 |
| 1901 | 2,144 |
| 1911 | 2,072 |
| 1921 | 1,983 |
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, Loughborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,003 total population, 1,056 males, 947 females, Female members of the family who are present: 888, 712 single males, 617 single females, Male members of the family who are present: 491, 369 families, 329 married males, 296 married females, 234 females attending school, 212 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 75, Females present who are not members of the family: 59, 50 female births, 34 widowed females, 29 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 20, Male members of the family who are present: 16, 15 widowed males, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 153 males aged 5 to 10, 148 females aged 5 to 10, 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 135 single males aged 20 to 30, 124 single males aged 10 to 15, 121 single females aged 15 to 20, 106 married females aged 20 to 30, 99 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 single males aged 15 to 20, 80 married males aged 20 to 30, 74 married females aged 30 to 40, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 married males aged 50 to 60, 53 females under age 1, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males under age 1, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 females age 3 to 4, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,390 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 380 persons originating in Ireland, 93 persons originating in the United States, 75 persons originating in England or Wales, 40 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 5 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 37,244 pounds of homemade butter, 21,830 bushels of oats, 21,770 acres of land in farms, 19,154 bushels of potatoes, 12,969 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,987 bushels of rye, 8,801 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,763 bushels of peas, 8,348 pounds of maple sugar, 6,845 bushels of wheat, 4,903 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,576 acres of farmland under crops, 4,515 bushels of corn, 4,150 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,898 sheep, 1,552 bushels of carrots, 1,550 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,449 tons of hay, 1,218 bushels of buckwheat, 1,063 swine, 894 acres of rye, 811 acres of wheat, 785 bushels of turnips, 770 milk cows, 760 acres of oats, 710 gallons of cider, 672 barrels of pork, 571 calves and heifers, 503 acres of peas, 433 bulls, oxen, or steers, 373 horses, 346 acres of potatoes, 221 acres of corn, 213 occupants of farms, 197 bushels of barley, 184 barrels of beef, 104 acres of buckwheat, 93 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 75 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 bushels of beans, 46 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 24 pounds of hops, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 pounds of tobacco, 10 acres of barley, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 8 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,907 yards of flannel, 1,250 yards of fulled cloth, $800 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $300 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $100 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 8 employees in saw mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. 165,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON009006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262081
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). "Loughborough, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/loughborough-on009006-1851/.