Lancaster, Ontario (1911 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.239°N, 74.486°W.
Population
In 1911, Lancaster had a population of 3,842: 1,961 male and 1,881 female residents. Population density was 38.8 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,051 |
| POP F | 1,881 |
| POP M | 1,961 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 40.38 |
| POP TOT | 3,842 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 113 |
| AREA ACRES | 60,888 |
| AREA SQ MI | 95.14 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 14 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 216 |
| BRIT IRISH | 150 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,629 |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 141 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 574 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 1,190 |
| F WIDOWED | 114 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FRENCH | 1,830 |
| GERMAN | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 583 |
| M SINGLE | 1,322 |
| M WIDOWED | 55 |
| METHODISTS | 11 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 973 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,727 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070003— 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 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). "Lancaster, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-on070003-1911/.