Lyndoch, Ontario (1891 census)
Lyndoch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 294. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.277°N, 77.330°W.
Population
In 1891, Lyndoch had a population of 294: 162 male and 132 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Brundenell, Lynedock, 1881 (46.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Brudenell & Lynedoch, 1901 (46.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lyndoch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 294 total population, 162 males, 132 females, 92 married persons, 51 families, 46 married females, 46 married males, 6 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 196 single persons under 18, 114 single males under 18, 82 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 294 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 46 occupied houses, 45 houses, 45 houses built of wood, 23 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 1 story, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,934 pounds of homemade butter, 8,260 acres of land in farms, 5,946 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,319 bushels of oats, 4,051 bushels of potatoes, 2,314 acres of improved land in farms, 2,137 bushels of spring wheat, 1,913 acres of farmland under crops, 1,769 bushels of peas, 1,397 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,283 bushels of turnips, 867 acres of hay crops, 686 chickens, 619 bushels of rye, 408 sheep, 396 acres of farmland in pasture, 384 tons of hay, 341 acres of oats, 270 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 255 swine, 250 other cattle, 199 acres of wheat, 180 milk cows, 145 sheep slaughtered or sold, 116 swine slaughtered or sold, 103 geese, 88 bushels of barley, 84 cattle killed or sold, 80 horses aged over 3 years, 75 turkeys, 48 farm occupants who own their land, 48 occupants of farms, 46 acres of potatoes, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 15 bushels of beans, 11 ducks, 10 oxen, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of barley, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 bushels of winter wheat, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115011— 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). "Lyndoch, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lyndoch-on115011-1891/.