Lancaster, Ontario (1851 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,023. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q27858257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 74.486°W.
Population
In 1851, Lancaster had a population of 4,023: 2,076 male and 1,947 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,023 |
| 1861 | 4,566 |
| 1871 | 4,415 |
| 1881 | 4,851 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 185 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,023 total population, 2,076 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,013, 1,947 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,892, 1,518 single males, 1,354 single females, 529 families, 516 married males, 514 married females, 363 males attending school, 232 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 145, 79 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 63, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, 55 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 43, 42 female births, 42 widowed males, 2 blind females, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 297 males aged 5 to 10, 277 females aged 5 to 10, 276 single males aged 10 to 15, 274 single males aged 20 to 30, 263 single males aged 15 to 20, 260 single females aged 10 to 15, 229 single females aged 15 to 20, 218 single females aged 20 to 30, 144 married females aged 20 to 30, 133 married males aged 30 to 40, 125 married males aged 40 to 50, 124 married females aged 30 to 40, 117 married females aged 40 to 50, 106 married males aged 50 to 60, 74 married females aged 50 to 60, 74 single males aged 30 to 40, 71 males aged 1 to 2, 71 single females aged 30 to 40, 63 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 males aged 2 to 3, 61 males aged 4 to 5, 61 males under age 1, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 59 females under age 1, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 52 females age 3 to 4, 51 females aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 33 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 married males aged 70 to 80, 22 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 3,080 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 488 persons originating in Scotland, 286 French Canadians, 122 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in the United States, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 90,199 pounds of homemade butter, 69,529 bushels of oats, 51,062 acres of land in farms, 36,778 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34,744 bushels of wheat, 27,945 bushels of potatoes, 23,765 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,244 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,185 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,252 bushels of peas, 7,497 acres of farmland under crops, 6,733 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,282 bushels of turnips, 6,070 pounds of maple sugar, 4,841 sheep, 4,744 tons of hay, 4,221 bushels of buckwheat, 2,920 acres of oats, 2,914 swine, 2,663 acres of wheat, 2,045 bushels of corn, 1,912 milk cows, 1,420 calves and heifers, 1,359 horses, 1,332 barrels of pork, 1,160 bushels of barley, 883 acres of peas, 558 bulls, oxen, or steers, 536 bushels of rye, 488 occupants of farms, 418 barrels of beef, 398 acres of potatoes, 371 pounds of flax or hemp, 311 acres of buckwheat, 235 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 151 acres of corn, 135 pounds of tobacco, 125 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 124 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 98 bushels of carrots, 79 acres of barley, 70 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 48 acres of turnips, 46 acres of rye, 35 bushels of beans, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 pounds of hops, 13 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,528 yards of flannel, 4,052 yards of fulled cloth, $615 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 271 yards of linen, $132 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 125 tanneries returning capital, 5 employees in saw mills, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 employees in tanneries, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills not reporting. $50 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON099002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q27858257
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Lancaster, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-on010001-1851/.