Lanark, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Lanark, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 737. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6482895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 76.364°W.
Population
In 1911, Lanark, VL had a population of 737: 313 male and 424 female residents. Population density was 173.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lanark, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,712 area in acres, 737 total population, 424 females in the population, 313 males in the population, 242 single (never-married) females, 176 families, 173.82 population per square mile, 158 single (never-married) males, 137 married females, 135 married males, 28 widowed females, 16 females with marital status not given, 12 widowed males, 8 males with marital status not given, 4.24 area in square miles, 1 legally separated females. 979 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 420 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 170 persons of British origin (Irish), 89 persons of British origin (English), 37 persons of French origin, 7 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 353 Presbyterians, 199 Congregationalists, 73 Roman Catholics, 46 Methodists, 42 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Baptists, 7 Jews, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 167 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123019_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6482895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanark,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lanark-vl-on089010-1911/.