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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,084 total population, 2,059 females, 2,025 males, 1,132 married persons, 713 families, 566 married females, 566 married males, 196 widowed persons, 143 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,756 single persons under 18, 1,406 single males under 18, 1,350 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,914 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,170 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 701 houses, 701 occupied houses, 657 houses built of wood, 460 houses of 2 stories, 257 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 240 houses of 1 story, 116 houses of 3 rooms, 114 houses of 4 rooms, 72 houses of 5 rooms, 65 houses of 2 rooms, 65 uninhabited houses, 43 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 33 houses built of brick, 29 houses of 1 room, 11 houses built of stone, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 137,823 pounds of homemade butter, 120,764 bushels of oats, 52,581 acres of land in farms, 48,832 bushels of potatoes, 39,549 acres of improved land in farms, 30,962 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 26,957 acres of farmland under crops, 19,860 chickens, 15,181 bushels of spring wheat, 13,032 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,358 bushels of barley, 12,162 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,865 tons of hay, 11,427 acres of hay crops, 9,749 bushels of peas, 8,638 bushels of turnips, 7,581 bushels of buckwheat, 7,056 acres of oats, 6,615 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,309 bushels of corn, 3,593 milk cows, 2,869 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,080 sheep, 2,050 other cattle, 1,679 acres of wheat, 1,557 horses aged over 3 years, 1,528 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,418 cattle killed or sold, 1,397 swine, 1,197 sheep slaughtered or sold, 912 acres of barley, 840 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 716 horses aged 3 years and under, Capacity of silos (tons): 675, 665 occupants of farms, 524 farm occupants who own their land, 498 geese, 454 acres of potatoes, 430 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 361 turkeys, 265 ducks, 259 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 175 bushels of beans, 170 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 137 farm occupants who rent their land, 119 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 95 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 acres of turnips, 37 bushels of winter wheat, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 other fowl, 4 employees on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112003_1891— 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/.