Louth, Ontario (1871 census)
Louth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.147°N, 79.334°W.
Population
In 1871, Louth had a population of 1,893: 932 male and 961 female residents. Population density was 55.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,848 |
| 1861 | 2,024 |
| 1871 | 1,893 |
| 1881 | 1,995 |
| 1891 | 1,774 |
| 1901 | 1,848 |
| 1911 | 2,258 |
| 1921 | 2,752 |
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, Louth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 961 |
| Number of males | 932 |
| Number of married females | 331 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 655 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| Total population | 1,893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 586 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,181 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 337 |
| Number of occupied houses | 338 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,217 |
| BWT BU | 1,393 |
| CRN BU | 24,847 |
| HAY AC | 3,114 |
| HAY TONS | 3,345 |
| OAT BU | 23,823 |
| PEA BU | 2,093 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 24,992 |
| RYE BU | 59 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,336 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,462 |
| WHT WTR BU | 29,543 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,654 |
| AREA | 20,336 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| CD | 21 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| FEMALE | 961 |
| GRA BU | 745 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 338 |
| INHABITED | 337 |
| MALE | 932 |
| MARRIED F | 331 |
| MARRIED M | 324 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 655 |
| POPULATION | 1,893 |
| ROOT BU | 4,162 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 586 |
| SINGLE M | 595 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,181 |
| TUR BU | 3,524 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Louth, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/louth-on021004-1871/.