Lanark, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Lanark, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 597. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 76.364°W.
Population
In 1921, Lanark, Village had a population of 597: 288 male and 309 female residents. Population density was 595.0 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Lanark, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 309 |
| POP M | 288 |
| POP TOT | 597 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 56 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 66 |
| BRIT IRISH | 141 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 335 |
| CAN BORN F | 300 |
| CAN BORN M | 274 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 65 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 38 |
| EUR HEBREW | 10 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 340 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 78 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123019— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-village-on123019-1921/.