Lancaster, Ontario (1921 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.239°N, 74.486°W.
Population
In 1921, Lancaster had a population of 3,683: 1,939 male and 1,744 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,744 |
| POP M | 1,939 |
| POP TOT | 3,683 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 96 |
| BAPTISTS | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 54 |
| BRIT BORN M | 75 |
| BRIT ENG | 183 |
| BRIT IRISH | 173 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,302 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,644 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,834 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 19 |
| EUR FINNISH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,980 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 46 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 30 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 22 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 775 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,752 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112003— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-on112003-1921/.