Lanark, Ontario (1901 census)
Lanark was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,751. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.099°N, 76.375°W.
Population
In 1901, Lanark had a population of 1,751. Population density was 16.7 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 566 |
| Number of males | 873 |
| Number of married females | 32 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of single females | 280 |
| Number of single males | 548 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| POP F | 566 |
| POP M | 873 |
| POP TOT | 1,751 |
| Total population | 1,751 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 329 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 61,248 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 61,248 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| HOUSES | 329 |
| MARRIED F | 32 |
| MARRIED M | 281 |
| SINGLE F | 280 |
| SINGLE M | 548 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080006— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-on080006-1901/.