Lancaster, Ontario (1871 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,415. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q27858257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 74.486°W.
Population
In 1871, Lancaster had a population of 4,415: 2,195 male and 2,220 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,023 |
| 1861 | 4,566 |
| 1871 | 4,415 |
| 1881 | 4,851 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,415 total population, 2,220 females, 2,195 males, 1,127 married persons, 712 families, 564 married females, 563 married males, 195 widowed persons, 136 widowed females, 59 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,093 single persons under 18, 1,573 single males under 18, 1,520 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 683 occupied houses, 681 inhabited houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 58,340 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-on074002-1871/.