Loughborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Loughborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,394. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.460°N, 76.540°W.
Population
In 1881, Loughborough had a population of 2,394: 1,185 male and 1,209 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Loughborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,394 total population, 1,209 females, 1,185 males, 804 married persons, 476 families, 403 married females, 401 married males, 84 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,506 single persons under 18, 765 single males under 18, 741 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 476 occupied houses, 475 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 46,555 bushels of potatoes, 41,147 bushels of oats, 28,161 bushels of barley, 14,601 bushels of rye, 13,169 bushels of peas and beans, 5,076 bushels of corn, 3,721 bushels of winter wheat, 3,117 acres of hay crops, 2,893 bushels of buckwheat, 2,826 tons of hay, 2,379 bushels of spring wheat, 1,874 bushels of turnips, 1,131 bushels of other root crops, 707 acres of wheat, 502 acres of potatoes, 238 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,394 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/loughborough-on118001-1881/.