Louth, Ontario (1851 census)
Louth was a census subdivision in Lincoln County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.147°N, 79.334°W.
Population
In 1851, Louth had a population of 1,848: 932 male and 916 female residents. Population density was 54.1 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Louth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 371 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 301 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 6 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 870 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 46 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 866 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 10 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 66 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 35 |
| Number of females | 916 |
| Number of females attending school | 149 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 31 |
| Number of males | 932 |
| Number of males attending school | 190 |
| Number of married females | 286 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of single females | 589 |
| Number of single males | 642 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP | 1,848 |
| POP FX N.1 | 916 |
| POP MX N.1 | 932 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,848 |
| Total population | 1,848 |
Age structure (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 32 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 36 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 144 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 35 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 102 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 106 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 62 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 59 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 69 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 75 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 58 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 44 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 25 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 111 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 98 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 57 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 117 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 112 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 126 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 22 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,418 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 83 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 43 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 88 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 42 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 172 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 144 |
| Acres of corn | 353 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 517 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,912 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,325 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,853 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 9,282 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,607 |
| Acres of oats | 567 |
| Acres of peas | 143 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of rye | 10 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,882 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,247 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 122 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 353 |
| BEEF BAR | 122 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,247 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,208 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 987 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 446 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,895 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,834 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,443 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,950 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,384 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 58,475 |
| BWT AC | 144 |
| BWT BU | 3,208 |
| CRN AC | 353 |
| CRN BU | 14,895 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 18,698 |
| HAY TONS | 1,940 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 345 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 455 |
| Number of horses | 633 |
| Number of milk cows | 707 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 204 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 2,460 |
| Number of swine | 1,249 |
| OAT AC | 567 |
| OAT BU | 22,834 |
| PEA AC | 143 |
| PEA BU | 1,443 |
| PORK BAR | 353 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 5,950 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 393 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,153 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 21 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,525 |
| RYE AC | 10 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| TOB LBS | 21 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,940 |
| WHT AC | 2,882 |
| WHT BU | 58,475 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,525 |
Manufacturing & industry (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 8,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 300,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 6 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 4 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 32 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 8 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 6 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 8 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 500 |
| Number of woollen factories | 2 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 2 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 5,000 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,000 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 200 |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | 43,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,496 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,308 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 10 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 16 |
Other recorded variables (164 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 45,153 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BOV | 345 |
| C F BAR | 10 |
| C H | 455 |
| C LBS | 393 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 932 |
| C02 GM STEAM | 1 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 916 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,848 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 866 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 8,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 870 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 66 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 46 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 10 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 6 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 1 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C110 BTWN 90 AND 100 F S | 1 |
| C113 BTWN 90 AND 100 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 31 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 278 |
| C127 S MALE | 642 |
| C128 WID MALE | 12 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 932 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 35 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,000 |
| C130 MD FEM | 286 |
| C131 S FEM | 589 |
| C132 WID FEM | 41 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 916 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,848 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 12 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 4 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 16 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 30 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 190 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 149 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 35 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 8 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 8 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 37 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 32 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 300,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 25 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 36 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 22 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 27 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 200 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 6 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 34 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 6 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 22 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 102 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 144 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 117 |
| C39 WF NO | 2 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 2 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 111 |
| C41 WF CAPITAL | 5,000 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 WF CLOTH | 43,000 |
| C44 WF HANDS | 32 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 112 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 10 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 98 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 69 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 126 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 106 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 57 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 500 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 4 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 75 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 22 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 62 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 13 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 58 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 5 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 59 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 7 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 13 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 44 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 6 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 3 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 33 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 8 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 25 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 4 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 15 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 9 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 7 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| CAR BU | 987 |
| CD NAME | Lincoln |
| CID GAL | 18,698 |
| CROP | 5,853 |
| CULT | 9,282 |
| DE NL | 43 |
| ENG WLS | 83 |
| FC YRDS | 1,308 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,496 |
| FLX LBS | 50 |
| FR | 1 |
| GARDEN | 517 |
| GRA BU | 446 |
| HELD | 16,607 |
| HORSE | 633 |
| IRE | 88 |
| LINE NO | 193 |
| M COWS | 707 |
| MPLS LBS | 1,180 |
| NOT FRN | 1,418 |
| NS PEI | 1 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 9 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 39 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 31 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 93 |
| O OVR 200 | 6 |
| O UNDR 10 | 26 |
| PASTURE | 2,912 |
| SCOT | 42 |
| SHEEP | 2,460 |
| SWINE | 1,249 |
| TOT O | 204 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,384 |
| US | 172 |
| WOOD | 7,325 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022006— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/louth-on022006-1851/.