Lancaster, Ontario (1861 census)

Lancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,566. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q27858257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 74.486°W.

Population

In 1861, Lancaster had a population of 4,566: 2,278 male and 2,288 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:

• Charlottenburg
• Kenyon
• Lochiel
• Newton
• St. Télesphore
• St. Zotique

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 191 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,566 total population, 2,288 females, 2,278 males, Female members of the family who are present: 2,065, Male members of the family who are present: 2,064, 1,680 single males, 1,641 single females, 535 married males, 513 married females, 437 males attending school, 331 females attending school, 302 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 223, Males present who are not members of the family: 214, 206 adult males unable to read or write, 134 widowed females, 70 female births, 63 male births, 63 widowed males, 7 lunatic females, 4 blind males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 361 single males aged 20 to 30, 331 single females aged 20 to 30, 288 single males aged 15 to 20, 286 single males aged 10 to 15, 284 single females aged 15 to 20, 264 single females aged 10 to 15, 235 males aged 5 to 10, 230 females aged 5 to 10, 156 married females aged 30 to 40, 136 married males aged 30 to 40, 127 married males aged 40 to 50, 118 married females aged 40 to 50, 106 married males aged 50 to 60, 97 single males aged 30 to 40, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 single females aged 30 to 40, 81 married males aged 60 to 70, 77 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 males aged 2 to 3, 70 females aged 1 to 2, 69 males aged 4 to 5, 67 females age 3 to 4, 66 females aged 4 to 5, 65 females aged 2 to 3, 62 single females aged 40 to 50, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 52 married females aged 60 to 70, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 single males aged 40 to 50, 45 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 29 married males aged 70 to 80, 25 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 22 single males aged 50 to 60, 22 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 21 single females aged 50 to 60, 16 single males aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 11 single females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 80 to 90, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 9 single males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,543 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 416 persons originating in Scotland, 388 French Canadians, 116 persons originating in Ireland, 37 persons originating in England or Wales, 28 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 19 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 9 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $793,422 value farms (dollars), $145,534 value all livestock, 121,244 bushels of oats, 107,276 pounds of homemade butter, $60,148 value horses aged over 3 years, 56,744 acres of land in farms, $47,471 value farm implements in dollars, 42,453 bushels of potatoes, 36,891 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 35,989 bushels of spring wheat, 28,065 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21,962 bushels of peas, 20,953 pounds of maple sugar, 19,853 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,735 bushels of carrots, 14,210 acres of farmland under crops, 12,016 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,324 bushels of barley, 7,008 bushels of buckwheat, 5,576 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,423 sheep, 4,316 acres of oats, 3,943 tons of hay, 3,484 bushels of corn, 2,572 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,545 acres of spring wheat, 2,344 swine, 2,130 milk cows, 2,064 calves and heifers, 2,048 bushels of turnips, 1,400 acres of peas, $1,356 value garden and orchard crops, 1,189 horses aged over 3 years, 1,177 barrels of pork, 657 horses aged 3 years and under, 562 occupants of farms, 553 bushels of winter wheat, 504 acres of barley, 498 barrels of beef, 434 acres of buckwheat, 423 bushels of beans, 375 acres of potatoes, 303 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 204 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 180 pounds of flax or hemp, 159 bushels of rye, 149 acres of corn, 125 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 123 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 71 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 acres of farmland in gardens, 63 bulls, oxen, or steers, 40 acres of winter wheat, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 pounds of hops, 22 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 acres of rye, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,612 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,531 yards of flannel, 4,707 yards of fulled cloth, 285 carriages for pleasure, $116 value carriages for hire (dollars), 62 yards of linen, 3 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 53 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 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, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON073003 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-on073003-1861/.