Lanark, Ontario (1871 census)
Lanark was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,270. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.099°N, 76.375°W.
Population
In 1871, Lanark had a population of 2,270: 1,197 male and 1,073 female residents. Population density was 21.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,649 |
| 1861 | 2,884 |
| 1871 | 2,270 |
| 1881 | 2,029 |
| 1891 | 1,904 |
| 1901 | 1,751 |
| 1911 | 1,595 |
| 1921 | 1,289 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 363 |
| Number of females | 1,073 |
| Number of males | 1,197 |
| Number of married females | 319 |
| Number of married males | 318 |
| Number of married persons | 637 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| Total population | 2,270 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 860 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,556 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 359 |
| Number of occupied houses | 359 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 153 |
| BWT BU | 567 |
| CRN BU | 1,791 |
| HAY AC | 4,212 |
| HAY TONS | 3,026 |
| OAT BU | 17,859 |
| PEA BU | 3,447 |
| POT AC | 356 |
| POT BU | 28,853 |
| RYE BU | 1,427 |
| Total area (acres) | 59,667 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,941 |
| WHT WTR BU | 631 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,533 |
| AREA | 59,667 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 353 |
| CD | 80 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 363 |
| FEMALE | 1,073 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 359 |
| INHABITED | 359 |
| MALE | 1,197 |
| MARRIED F | 319 |
| MARRIED M | 318 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 637 |
| POPULATION | 2,270 |
| ROOT BU | 1,706 |
| SINGLE F | 696 |
| SINGLE M | 860 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,556 |
| TUR BU | 10,072 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261968
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-on080004-1871/.