Lanark, Ontario (1851 census)
Lanark was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,649. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.098°N, 76.375°W.
Population
In 1851, Lanark had a population of 2,649: 1,386 male and 1,263 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,649 |
| 1861 | 2,884 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 128 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,649 total population, 1,386 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,320, 1,263 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,210, 991 single males, 858 single females, 376 families, 359 married females, 359 married males, 140 males attending school, 126 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 66, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 46 widowed females, 36 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 25, 22 male births, 21 female births, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 191 females aged 5 to 10, 183 males aged 5 to 10, 175 single males aged 15 to 20, 161 single females aged 15 to 20, 161 single males aged 10 to 15, 152 single females aged 10 to 15, 151 single males aged 20 to 30, 117 single females aged 20 to 30, 113 married females aged 30 to 40, 110 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 70 males aged 4 to 5, 64 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 males under age 1, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 50 females aged 1 to 2, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 49 males aged 2 to 3, 49 males aged 3 to 4, 48 females aged 2 to 3, 39 females age 3 to 4, 37 married males aged 60 to 70, 36 females under age 1, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 14 males of unknown age, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 females of unknown age, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,686 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 523 persons originating in Scotland, 362 persons originating in Ireland, 37 persons originating in England or Wales, 21 persons originating in the United States, 11 French Canadians, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $650 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $250 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent. 1,200,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261968
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Lanark, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-on019008-1851/.