Lanark, Ontario (1881 census)
Lanark was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,029. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.099°N, 76.375°W.
Population
In 1881, Lanark had a population of 2,029: 1,032 male and 997 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Lanark shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,029 total population, 1,032 males, 997 females, 640 married persons, 366 families, 321 married females, 319 married males, 61 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,328 single persons under 18, 693 single males under 18, 635 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 365 inhabited houses, 365 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 56,161 bushels of potatoes, 45,458 bushels of oats, 23,423 bushels of buckwheat, 16,575 bushels of peas and beans, 12,498 bushels of rye, 11,858 bushels of other root crops, 9,908 bushels of corn, 8,635 bushels of turnips, 4,561 bushels of spring wheat, 4,371 acres of hay crops, 2,827 tons of hay, 2,044 acres of wheat, 1,398 bushels of winter wheat, 851 bushels of barley, 390 acres of potatoes, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Clyde Caldwell | 1843–1905 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,029 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-on112004-1881/.