Lancaster, Ontario (1881 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,851. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q27858257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 74.486°W.
Population
In 1881, Lancaster had a population of 4,851: 2,397 male and 2,454 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lancaster, Village, 1891 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,851 total population, 2,454 females, 2,397 males, 1,316 married persons, 809 families, 659 married females, 657 married males, 217 widowed persons, 150 widowed females, 67 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,318 single persons under 18, 1,673 single males under 18, 1,645 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 798 inhabited houses, 798 occupied houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 186,220 bushels of oats, 55,272 bushels of potatoes, 41,115 bushels of peas and beans, 20,685 bushels of barley, 12,573 bushels of spring wheat, 9,688 tons of hay, 8,043 acres of hay crops, 4,815 bushels of corn, 4,362 bushels of buckwheat, 3,374 bushels of other root crops, 2,494 bushels of turnips, 2,410 bushels of winter wheat, 1,968 acres of wheat, 491 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 482 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,851 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-on099002-1881/.