Louth, Ontario (1881 census)
Louth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.147°N, 79.334°W.
Population
In 1881, Louth had a population of 1,995: 1,014 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Louth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,995 total population, 1,014 males, 981 females, 710 married persons, 395 families, 358 married males, 352 married females, 81 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,204 single persons under 18, 623 single males under 18, 581 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 395 inhabited houses, 395 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 78,187 bushels of winter wheat, 42,992 bushels of oats, 36,174 bushels of corn, 18,552 bushels of potatoes, 5,460 bushels of turnips, 4,759 bushels of other root crops, 3,555 bushels of barley, 3,332 acres of wheat, 3,045 tons of hay, 2,708 acres of hay crops, 902 bushels of buckwheat, 801 bushels of peas and beans, 540 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 291 bushels of rye, 222 acres of potatoes, 125 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,995 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145003— 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 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). "Louth, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/louth-on145003-1881/.