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 density was 24.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Loughborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 476 |
| Number of families | 476 |
| Number of females | 1,209 |
| Number of males | 1,185 |
| Number of married females | 403 |
| Number of married males | 401 |
| Number of married persons | 804 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP TOT | 2,394 |
| Total population | 2,394 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 741 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 765 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,506 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 475 |
| Number of occupied houses | 476 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,117 |
| Acres of potatoes | 502 |
| Acres of wheat | 707 |
| BAR BU | 28,161 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28,161 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,893 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,076 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,147 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,131 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,169 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,555 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14,601 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,379 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,874 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,721 |
| BWT BU | 2,893 |
| CRN BU | 5,076 |
| HAY AC | 3,117 |
| HAY TONS | 2,826 |
| OAT BU | 41,147 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,169 |
| POT AC | 502 |
| POT BU | 46,555 |
| RYE BU | 14,601 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,826 |
| WHT AC | 707 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,379 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,721 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 741 |
| C UNMD M | 765 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,506 |
| D OCC | 476 |
| FEMALE | 1,209 |
| GRA BU | 238 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 475 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,185 |
| MD F | 403 |
| MD M | 401 |
| MD TOT | 804 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,131 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,874 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
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/.