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 density was 58.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Louth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 395 |
| Number of families | 395 |
| Number of females | 981 |
| Number of males | 1,014 |
| Number of married females | 352 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of married persons | 710 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 1,995 |
| Total population | 1,995 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 581 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 623 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,204 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 395 |
| Number of occupied houses | 395 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,708 |
| Acres of potatoes | 222 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,332 |
| BAR BU | 3,555 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,555 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 902 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36,174 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,992 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,759 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 801 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,552 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 291 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,460 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,187 |
| BWT BU | 902 |
| CRN BU | 36,174 |
| HAY AC | 2,708 |
| HAY TONS | 3,045 |
| OAT BU | 42,992 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 801 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 18,552 |
| RYE BU | 291 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,045 |
| WHT AC | 3,332 |
| WHT SP BU | 125 |
| WHT WTR BU | 78,187 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 581 |
| C UNMD M | 623 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,204 |
| D OCC | 395 |
| FEMALE | 981 |
| GRA BU | 540 |
| H INHAB | 395 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,014 |
| MD F | 352 |
| MD M | 358 |
| MD TOT | 710 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,759 |
| TUR BU | 5,460 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
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/.