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 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 density was 44.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 712 |
| Number of females | 2,220 |
| Number of males | 2,195 |
| Number of married females | 564 |
| Number of married males | 563 |
| Number of married persons | 1,127 |
| Number of widowed females | 136 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 195 |
| Total population | 4,415 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,520 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,573 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,093 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 681 |
| Number of occupied houses | 683 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 11,443 |
| BWT BU | 3,448 |
| CRN BU | 1,739 |
| HAY AC | 5,995 |
| HAY TONS | 5,689 |
| OAT BU | 93,251 |
| PEA BU | 14,770 |
| POT AC | 635 |
| POT BU | 70,040 |
| RYE BU | 33 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,340 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,055 |
| WHT WTR BU | 202 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,133 |
| AREA | 58,340 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| CD | 74 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 712 |
| FEMALE | 2,220 |
| GRA BU | 891 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 683 |
| INHABITED | 681 |
| MALE | 2,195 |
| MARRIED F | 564 |
| MARRIED M | 563 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,127 |
| POPULATION | 4,415 |
| ROOT BU | 1,850 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,520 |
| SINGLE M | 1,573 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,093 |
| TUR BU | 1,495 |
| UNINHABITED | 39 |
| WIDOWED F | 136 |
| WIDOWED M | 59 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 195 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074002— 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 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/.