Lanark, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Lanark, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 859. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6482895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 76.364°W.
Population
In 1891, Lanark, Village had a population of 859: 421 male and 438 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 740 |
| 1881 | 752 |
| 1891 | 859 |
| 1901 | 979 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 859 total population, 438 females, 421 males, 281 married persons, 164 families, 142 married females, 139 married males, 26 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 280 single females under 18, 272 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 841 persons who are not French Canadian, 18 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 160 houses, 160 occupied houses, 145 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,370 pounds of homemade butter, 6,485 bushels of oats, 5,031 bushels of potatoes, 2,565 acres of land in farms, 1,847 bushels of turnips, 1,703 acres of improved land in farms, 1,150 chickens, 1,031 bushels of peas, 872 acres of farmland in pasture, 862 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 792 bushels of spring wheat, 776 acres of farmland under crops, 636 bushels of corn, 608 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 593 tons of hay, 522 acres of hay crops, 462 bushels of rye, 296 acres of oats, 284 bushels of beans, 191 milk cows, 155 sheep, 153 other cattle, 129 acres of wheat, 118 horses aged over 3 years, 108 occupants of farms, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 79 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 61 swine, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 46 turkeys, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 41 sheep slaughtered or sold, 39 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of buckwheat, 31 geese, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 25 other fowl, 20 cattle killed or sold, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 8 ducks, 7 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080007_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6482895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanark,_Ontario
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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-village-on083007-1891/.