Lanark, Ontario (1861 census)
Lanark was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,884. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.098°N, 76.375°W.
Population
In 1861, Lanark had a population of 2,884: 1,509 male and 1,375 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lanark, Village, 1871 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,884 total population, 1,509 males, 1,375 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,371, Female members of the family who are present: 1,255, 1,100 single males, 931 single females, 382 married females, 381 married males, 333 males attending school, 251 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 138, Females present who are not members of the family: 120, 62 widowed females, 52 male births, 38 female births, 28 widowed males, 15 adult females unable to read or write, 14 adult males unable to read or write, 7 deaf and dumb males, 3 blind females, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 220 males aged 5 to 10, 214 single males aged 10 to 15, 199 single females aged 10 to 15, 182 single males aged 20 to 30, 175 single males aged 15 to 20, 173 females aged 5 to 10, 166 single females aged 15 to 20, 117 single females aged 20 to 30, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 99 married females aged 30 to 40, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 85 married females aged 40 to 50, 67 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 females aged 1 to 2, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 53 males aged 4 to 5, 51 females aged 2 to 3, 49 males aged 3 to 4, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 40 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 single females aged 30 to 40, 39 females age 3 to 4, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,931 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 507 persons originating in Scotland, 330 persons originating in Ireland, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 38 French Canadians, 31 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $206,902 value farms (dollars), $95,087 value all livestock, 80,876 pounds of homemade butter, 60,382 bushels of potatoes, 46,879 acres of land in farms, 44,730 bushels of oats, $33,580 value horses aged over 3 years, 30,627 bushels of turnips, 30,174 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $25,068 value farm implements in dollars, 24,475 bushels of spring wheat, 16,705 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,170 pounds of maple sugar, 10,663 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,009 acres of farmland under crops, 8,417 bushels of peas, 7,487 bushels of winter wheat, 6,569 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,540 bushels of corn, 4,212 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,417 sheep, $2,205 value garden and orchard crops, 2,176 acres of oats, 1,853 tons of hay, 1,763 calves and heifers, 1,753 acres of spring wheat, 1,698 bushels of carrots, 1,681 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,472 milk cows, 1,466 swine, 1,198 barrels of pork, 753 bushels of rye, 716 acres of peas, 643 horses aged over 3 years, 624 bushels of buckwheat, 491 acres of potatoes, 483 acres of winter wheat, 356 occupants of farms, 317 barrels of beef, 304 bushels of barley, 251 horses aged 3 years and under, 236 acres of corn, 227 bulls, oxen, or steers, 207 gallons of cider, 192 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 127 acres of farmland in gardens, 111 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 110 bushels of beans, 88 acres of turnips, 87 pounds of hops, 75 acres of rye, 43 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 39 acres of buckwheat, 34 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 acres of barley, 6 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 pounds of flax or hemp, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 7,020 yards of flannel, $5,928 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,487 yards of fulled cloth, 142 carriages for pleasure, $80 value carriages for hire (dollars), 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082008— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-on082008-1861/.