Lanark, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Lanark, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6482895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 76.364°W.
Population
In 1871, Lanark, Village had a population of 740: 368 male and 372 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 740 |
| 1881 | 752 |
| 1891 | 859 |
| 1901 | 979 |
| 1911 | 737 |
| 1921 | 597 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lanark, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lanark, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 372 |
| Number of males | 368 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 231 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 740 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 483 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 132 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 47 |
| BWT BU | 343 |
| CRN BU | 439 |
| HAY AC | 1,968 |
| HAY TONS | 1,312 |
| OAT BU | 9,681 |
| PEA BU | 1,299 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 11,702 |
| RYE BU | 340 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,933 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,287 |
| WHT WTR BU | 233 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 597 |
| AREA | 2,933 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| CD | 80 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FEMALE | 372 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 132 |
| INHABITED | 132 |
| MALE | 368 |
| MARRIED F | 117 |
| MARRIED M | 114 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 231 |
| POPULATION | 740 |
| ROOT BU | 1,087 |
| SINGLE F | 238 |
| SINGLE M | 245 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 483 |
| TUR BU | 3,443 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6482895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanark,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-village-on080005-1871/.