Lanark, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Lanark, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 752. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 76.364°W.
Population
In 1881, Lanark, Village had a population of 752: 374 male and 378 female residents. Population density was 749.5 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lanark, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 378 |
| Number of males | 374 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 752 |
| Total population | 752 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 143 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 326 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 150 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 620 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,138 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 658 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 782 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,547 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,032 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,399 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 198 |
| BWT BU | 620 |
| CRN BU | 346 |
| HAY AC | 326 |
| HAY TONS | 278 |
| OAT BU | 6,138 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 782 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 5,547 |
| RYE BU | 1,032 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 278 |
| WHT AC | 150 |
| WHT SP BU | 349 |
| WHT WTR BU | 198 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 238 |
| C UNMD M | 249 |
| C UNMD TOT | 487 |
| D OCC | 143 |
| FEMALE | 378 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H INHAB | 143 |
| MALE | 374 |
| MD F | 121 |
| MD M | 118 |
| MD TOT | 239 |
| NUMBER CD | 112 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 658 |
| TUR BU | 1,399 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-village-on112005-1881/.