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 40.4 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lancaster 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 60,888 area in acres, 3,842 total population, 1,961 males in the population, 1,881 females in the population, 1,322 single (never-married) males, 1,190 single (never-married) females, 583 married males, 574 married females, 141 families, 114 widowed females, 95.14 area in square miles, 55 widowed males, 40.38 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated males. 4,051 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 1,830 persons of French origin, 1,629 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 216 persons of British origin (English), 150 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 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 2,727 Roman Catholics, 973 Presbyterians, 113 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Baptists, 11 Methodists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Jews, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 141 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070003— 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 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/.