Loughborough, Ontario (1891 census)
Loughborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,218. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.460°N, 76.540°W.
Population
In 1891, Loughborough had a population of 2,218: 1,145 male and 1,073 female residents. Population density was 22.3 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Loughborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 461 |
| Number of families | 461 |
| Number of females | 1,073 |
| Number of males | 1,145 |
| Number of married females | 384 |
| Number of married males | 384 |
| Number of married persons | 768 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 1,073 |
| POP M | 1,145 |
| POP TOT | 2,218 |
| Total population | 2,218 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 617 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 737 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,354 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,217 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 34 |
| Number of houses | 422 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 51 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 356 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 103 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 315 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 228 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 456 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 844 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 423 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,850 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,792 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,778 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,072 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,051 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,843 |
| Acres of oats | 2,734 |
| Acres of potatoes | 504 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,008 |
| BAR AC | 844 |
| BAR BU | 13,738 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,738 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,470 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,676 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,455 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,706 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,404 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,499 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,219 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,100 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,067 |
| BWT BU | 4,470 |
| CRN BU | 4,676 |
| HAY AC | 6,072 |
| HAY TONS | 6,573 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 386 |
| Number of chickens | 9,656 |
| Number of ducks | 249 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 341 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 79 |
| Number of geese | 400 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 220 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 740 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,837 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 428 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,193 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 150 |
| Number of sheep | 1,353 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 638 |
| Number of swine | 1,064 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,195 |
| Number of turkeys | 351 |
| OAT AC | 2,734 |
| OAT BU | 44,455 |
| PEA BU | 8,706 |
| POT AC | 504 |
| POT BU | 36,404 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,561 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 981 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 88,329 |
| RYE BU | 3,499 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,573 |
| WHT AC | 1,008 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,067 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,219 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 108 |
| BEN BU | 295 |
| BUTTER LB | 88,329 |
| CATTLE KS | 386 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 617 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 737 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,354 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,561 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 220 |
| DUCKS | 249 |
| FAMILIES | 461 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 981 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 400 |
| GRA BU | 189 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,656 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 740 |
| HOUSES | 422 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 103 |
| HOUSES S | 51 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 228 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 315 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 356 |
| INF 11 A | 150 |
| MD FEM | 384 |
| MD MALE | 384 |
| MD TOT | 768 |
| MILK COWS | 1,837 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 79 |
| OC P | 341 |
| OC TOT | 428 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,193 |
| OTHERS | 2,217 |
| SHEEP | 1,353 |
| SHEEP KS | 638 |
| SUP AM | 32,051 |
| SUP FOR | 10,792 |
| SUP JV | 423 |
| SUP PAT | 14,850 |
| SUP SC | 16,778 |
| SUP TOT | 42,843 |
| SWINE | 1,064 |
| SWINE KS | 1,195 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 456 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,100 |
| TURKEY | 351 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 34 |
| WID FEM | 72 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045009— 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 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). "Loughborough, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/loughborough-on045009-1891/.