Lanark, Ontario (1891 census)
Lanark was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,904. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.099°N, 76.375°W.
Population
In 1891, Lanark had a population of 1,904: 970 male and 934 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,904 total population, 970 males, 934 females, 598 married persons, 354 families, 300 married males, 298 married females, 78 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,228 single persons under 18, 639 single males under 18, 589 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,870 persons who are not French Canadian, 34 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 345 occupied houses, 343 houses, 324 houses built of wood, 195 houses of 1 story, 154 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 148 houses of 2 stories, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 38 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses built of stone, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 63,357 bushels of oats, 59,901 pounds of homemade butter, 58,458 acres of land in farms, 35,027 acres of improved land in farms, 33,511 bushels of potatoes, 23,431 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,034 bushels of turnips, 20,941 acres of farmland under crops, 18,841 bushels of peas, 13,772 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,876 bushels of spring wheat, 10,473 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,455 chickens, 8,464 bushels of corn, 8,208 bushels of buckwheat, 6,486 acres of hay crops, 5,467 bushels of rye, 5,409 tons of hay, 3,784 acres of oats, 2,691 sheep, 1,957 milk cows, 1,884 other cattle, 1,513 acres of wheat, 1,503 turkeys, 1,366 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,230 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,182 swine, 1,105 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,070 bushels of winter wheat, 819 geese, 674 horses aged over 3 years, 650 bushels of barley, 650 cattle killed or sold, 352 horses aged 3 years and under, 339 occupants of farms, 317 acres of potatoes, 305 farm occupants who own their land, 274 bushels of beans, 215 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 144 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 140, 79 ducks, 74 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 acres of turnips, 49 acres of barley, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 other fowl, 10 oxen, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Clyde Caldwell | 1843–1905 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083006— 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 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). "Lanark, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-on083006-1891/.