Lancaster, Ontario (1891 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,084. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.239°N, 74.486°W.
Population
In 1891, Lancaster had a population of 4,084: 2,025 male and 2,059 female residents. Population density was 41.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,023 |
| 1861 | 4,566 |
| 1871 | 4,415 |
| 1881 | 4,851 |
| 1891 | 4,084 |
| 1901 | 4,051 |
| 1911 | 3,842 |
| 1921 | 3,683 |
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, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 713 |
| Number of families | 713 |
| Number of females | 2,059 |
| Number of males | 2,025 |
| Number of married females | 566 |
| Number of married males | 566 |
| Number of married persons | 1,132 |
| Number of widowed females | 143 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 196 |
| POP F | 2,059 |
| POP M | 2,025 |
| POP TOT | 4,084 |
| Total population | 4,084 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,350 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,406 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,756 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,170 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,914 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 701 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 657 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 240 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 460 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 257 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 701 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 912 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 430 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,162 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,032 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,957 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,427 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,549 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,581 |
| Acres of oats | 7,056 |
| Acres of potatoes | 454 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,679 |
| BAR AC | 912 |
| BAR BU | 12,358 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,358 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,581 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 840 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,309 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 120,764 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,749 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,832 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,181 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,638 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 37 |
| BWT BU | 7,581 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 675 |
| CRN BU | 4,309 |
| HAY AC | 11,427 |
| HAY TONS | 11,865 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,418 |
| Number of chickens | 19,860 |
| Number of ducks | 265 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 524 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 137 |
| Number of geese | 498 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 716 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,557 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,593 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 665 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,050 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 259 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 170 |
| Number of sheep | 2,080 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,197 |
| Number of swine | 1,397 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,528 |
| Number of turkeys | 361 |
| OAT AC | 7,056 |
| OAT BU | 120,764 |
| PEA BU | 9,749 |
| POT AC | 454 |
| POT BU | 48,832 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30,962 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,615 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,869 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 137,823 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,865 |
| WHT AC | 1,679 |
| WHT FALL BU | 37 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,181 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 119 |
| A 11 50 | 95 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 259 |
| BEN BU | 175 |
| BUTTER LB | 137,823 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,418 |
| CHEESE LB | 30,962 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,756 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,615 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 716 |
| DUCKS | 265 |
| FAMILIES | 713 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,869 |
| FRN CA | 1,170 |
| GEESE | 498 |
| GRA BU | 840 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,860 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,557 |
| HOUSES | 701 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 114 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 240 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 257 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 116 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 460 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 65 |
| HOUSES W | 657 |
| INF 11 A | 170 |
| MD FEM | 566 |
| MD MALE | 566 |
| MD TOT | 1,132 |
| MILK COWS | 3,593 |
| NAME CD | Glengarry |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 137 |
| OC P | 524 |
| OC TOT | 665 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,050 |
| OTHERS | 2,914 |
| SHEEP | 2,080 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,197 |
| SILOS | 675 |
| SUP AM | 39,549 |
| SUP FOR | 13,032 |
| SUP JV | 430 |
| SUP PAT | 12,162 |
| SUP SC | 26,957 |
| SUP TOT | 52,581 |
| SWINE | 1,397 |
| SWINE KS | 1,528 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 701 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 8,638 |
| TURKEY | 361 |
| WID FEM | 143 |
| WID MALE | 53 |
| WID TOT | 196 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112003— 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 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). "Lancaster, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-on065004-1891/.