Lanark, Ontario (1911 census)
Lanark was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,595. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.099°N, 76.375°W.
Population
In 1911, Lanark had a population of 1,595: 806 male and 789 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 61,248 area in acres, 1,595 total population, 806 males in the population, 789 females in the population, 521 single (never-married) males, 478 single (never-married) females, 316 families, 257 married females, 257 married males, 95.70 area in square miles, 54 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 16.67 population per square mile. 1,751 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,089 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 385 persons of British origin (Irish), 98 persons of British origin (English), 18 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 694 Presbyterians, 403 Congregationalists, 202 Anglicans (Church of England), 115 Roman Catholics, 108 Methodists, 66 Baptists, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 313 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-on089003-1911/.