Louth, Ontario (1891 census)
Louth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,774. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.147°N, 79.334°W.
Population
In 1891, Louth had a population of 1,774: 895 male and 879 female residents. Population density was 52.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Louth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 378 |
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 879 |
| Number of males | 895 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 331 |
| Number of married persons | 661 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP F | 879 |
| POP M | 895 |
| POP TOT | 1,774 |
| Total population | 1,774 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 488 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,024 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,774 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 375 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 63 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 307 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 249 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 124 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 210 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 375 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 430 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,508 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,936 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,009 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,469 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,996 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,913 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,922 |
| Acres of oats | 1,419 |
| Acres of potatoes | 242 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,210 |
| BAR AC | 430 |
| BAR BU | 7,444 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,444 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38,713 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,572 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,267 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,096 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,363 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 41,342 |
| BWT BU | 327 |
| CRN BU | 38,713 |
| HAY AC | 2,996 |
| HAY TONS | 5,494 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 321 |
| Number of chickens | 8,425 |
| Number of ducks | 182 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 268 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 82 |
| Number of geese | 157 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 232 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 803 |
| Number of milk cows | 841 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 351 |
| Number of other cattle | 787 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 125 |
| Number of sheep | 580 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 215 |
| Number of swine | 1,501 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,814 |
| Number of turkeys | 122 |
| OAT AC | 1,419 |
| OAT BU | 31,572 |
| PEA BU | 4,267 |
| POT AC | 242 |
| POT BU | 20,096 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,080 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,726 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 669 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 93,835 |
| RYE BU | 335 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,494 |
| WHT AC | 2,210 |
| WHT FALL BU | 41,342 |
| WHT SP BU | 174 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 89 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 94 |
| BEN BU | 97 |
| BUTTER LB | 93,835 |
| CATTLE KS | 321 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,080 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 488 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 536 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,024 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,726 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 232 |
| DUCKS | 182 |
| FAMILIES | 378 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 669 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 157 |
| GRA BU | 339 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,425 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 803 |
| HOUSES | 375 |
| HOUSES B | 63 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 249 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 210 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 307 |
| INF 11 A | 125 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 331 |
| MD TOT | 661 |
| MILK COWS | 841 |
| NAME CD | Lincoln and Niagara |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 82 |
| OC P | 268 |
| OC TOT | 351 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 787 |
| OTHERS | 1,774 |
| SHEEP | 580 |
| SHEEP KS | 215 |
| SUP AM | 15,913 |
| SUP FOR | 2,009 |
| SUP JV | 1,508 |
| SUP PAT | 1,936 |
| SUP SC | 12,469 |
| SUP TOT | 17,922 |
| SWINE | 1,501 |
| SWINE KS | 1,814 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 375 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 14,363 |
| TURKEY | 122 |
| WID FEM | 61 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/louth-on088004-1891/.