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 density was 18.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 934 |
| Number of males | 970 |
| Number of married females | 298 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 598 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP F | 934 |
| POP M | 970 |
| POP TOT | 1,904 |
| Total population | 1,904 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,228 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 34 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,870 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 343 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 324 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 195 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 148 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,772 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,431 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,941 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,486 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35,027 |
| Acres of land in farms | 58,458 |
| Acres of oats | 3,784 |
| Acres of potatoes | 317 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,513 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 650 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,208 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,464 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 63,357 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18,841 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,511 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,467 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,876 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22,034 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,070 |
| BWT BU | 8,208 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 140 |
| CRN BU | 8,464 |
| HAY AC | 6,486 |
| HAY TONS | 5,409 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 650 |
| Number of chickens | 10,455 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 305 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 819 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 352 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 674 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,957 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 339 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,884 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 144 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 2,691 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,366 |
| Number of swine | 1,182 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,105 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,503 |
| OAT AC | 3,784 |
| OAT BU | 63,357 |
| PEA BU | 18,841 |
| POT AC | 317 |
| POT BU | 33,511 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,230 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,473 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 215 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,901 |
| RYE BU | 5,467 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,409 |
| WHT AC | 1,513 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,070 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,876 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 144 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 74 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 274 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,901 |
| CATTLE KS | 650 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 589 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 639 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,228 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,473 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 352 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 354 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 215 |
| FRN CA | 34 |
| GEESE | 819 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,455 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 674 |
| HOUSES | 343 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 154 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 324 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 298 |
| MD MALE | 300 |
| MD TOT | 598 |
| MILK COWS | 1,957 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 305 |
| OC TOT | 339 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,884 |
| OTHERS | 1,870 |
| SHEEP | 2,691 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,366 |
| SILOS | 140 |
| SUP AM | 35,027 |
| SUP FOR | 23,431 |
| SUP PAT | 13,772 |
| SUP SC | 20,941 |
| SUP TOT | 58,458 |
| SWINE | 1,182 |
| SWINE KS | 1,105 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 345 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 22,034 |
| TURKEY | 1,503 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
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/.