Louth, Ontario (1861 census)
Louth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.147°N, 79.334°W.
Population
In 1861, Louth had a population of 2,024: 1,043 male and 981 female residents.
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 1861
In the 1861 census, Louth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,024 total population, 1,043 males, 981 females, Male members of the family who are present: 922, Female members of the family who are present: 898, 662 single males, 595 single females, 365 married males, 345 married females, 225 males attending school, 174 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 121, Females present who are not members of the family: 83, 45 female births, 41 widowed females, 33 male births, 16 widowed males, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 14 adult females unable to read or write, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 128 single males aged 20 to 30, 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 112 single females aged 10 to 15, 110 single males aged 10 to 15, 108 married males aged 30 to 40, 106 single males aged 15 to 20, 104 married females aged 20 to 30, 103 males aged 5 to 10, 102 females aged 5 to 10, 99 married females aged 30 to 40, 96 married males aged 40 to 50, 68 single females aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 50 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 married males aged 50 to 60, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 38 males aged 1 to 2, 34 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 females of unknown age, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 males of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,594 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 142 persons originating in the United States, 99 persons originating in Ireland, 73 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 60 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons whose origin is unknown, 4 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $949,500 value farms (dollars), $104,048 value all livestock, 82,132 pounds of homemade butter, $48,015 value horses aged over 3 years, $42,811 value farm implements in dollars, 39,244 bushels of potatoes, 32,924 bushels of oats, 26,241 bushels of corn, 25,210 gallons of cider, 19,110 bushels of turnips, 18,580 acres of land in farms, 13,438 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,938 bushels of winter wheat, 10,370 bushels of barley, 9,700 acres of farmland under crops, 8,351 bushels of spring wheat, 7,918 bushels of buckwheat, 7,655 bushels of carrots, $7,040 value garden and orchard crops, 6,930 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,847 bushels of peas, 5,142 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,279 sheep, 3,243 bushels of rye, 3,148 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,570 tons of hay, 1,624 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,588 swine, 1,229 acres of winter wheat, 1,189 acres of corn, 1,119 pounds of maple sugar, 1,031 acres of oats, 900 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 847 acres of spring wheat, 778 barrels of pork, 763 milk cows, 758 horses aged over 3 years, 633 calves and heifers, 611 acres of barley, 590 acres of farmland in gardens, 421 acres of buckwheat, 340 pounds of flax or hemp, 323 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 322 acres of potatoes, 295 acres of peas, 272 acres of rye, 208 horses aged 3 years and under, 198 occupants of farms, 173 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 112 bushels of beans, 105 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 69 barrels of beef, 66 bulls, oxen, or steers, 48 acres of turnips, 42 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,189 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,285 yards of flannel, 566 yards of fulled cloth, 232 carriages for pleasure, 30 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/louth-on085006-1861/.