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 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 density was 48.5 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).
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 809 |
| Number of families | 809 |
| Number of females | 2,454 |
| Number of males | 2,397 |
| Number of married females | 659 |
| Number of married males | 657 |
| Number of married persons | 1,316 |
| Number of widowed females | 150 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 217 |
| POP TOT | 4,851 |
| Total population | 4,851 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,645 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,673 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,318 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 798 |
| Number of occupied houses | 798 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 8,043 |
| Acres of potatoes | 482 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,968 |
| BAR BU | 20,685 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,685 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,362 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,815 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 186,220 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,374 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 41,115 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,272 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,573 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,494 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,410 |
| BWT BU | 4,362 |
| CRN BU | 4,815 |
| HAY AC | 8,043 |
| HAY TONS | 9,688 |
| OAT BU | 186,220 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 41,115 |
| POT AC | 482 |
| POT BU | 55,272 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,688 |
| WHT AC | 1,968 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,573 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,410 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,645 |
| C UNMD M | 1,673 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,318 |
| D OCC | 798 |
| FEMALE | 2,454 |
| GRA BU | 491 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 798 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 2,397 |
| MD F | 659 |
| MD M | 657 |
| MD TOT | 1,316 |
| NUMBER CD | 99 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,374 |
| TUR BU | 2,494 |
| WID F | 150 |
| WID M | 67 |
| WID TOT | 217 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099002— 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 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/.