Loughborough, Ontario (1871 census)
Loughborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,325. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.460°N, 76.540°W.
Population
In 1871, Loughborough had a population of 2,325: 1,159 male and 1,166 female residents. Population density was 23.4 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Loughborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 399 |
| Number of females | 1,166 |
| Number of males | 1,159 |
| Number of married females | 355 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of married persons | 712 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| Total population | 2,325 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 753 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 784 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,537 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 397 |
| Number of occupied houses | 397 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 11,866 |
| BWT BU | 1,807 |
| CRN BU | 1,822 |
| HAY AC | 3,068 |
| HAY TONS | 2,347 |
| OAT BU | 22,231 |
| PEA BU | 14,088 |
| POT AC | 390 |
| POT BU | 37,244 |
| RYE BU | 7,528 |
| Total area (acres) | 55,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,651 |
| WHT WTR BU | 272 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 622 |
| AREA | 55,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 399 |
| FEMALE | 1,166 |
| GRA BU | 215 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 397 |
| INHABITED | 397 |
| MALE | 1,159 |
| MARRIED F | 355 |
| MARRIED M | 357 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 712 |
| POPULATION | 2,325 |
| ROOT BU | 897 |
| SINGLE F | 753 |
| SINGLE M | 784 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,537 |
| TUR BU | 2,946 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064010— 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 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). "Loughborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/loughborough-on064010-1871/.