Lancaster, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Lancaster, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.144°N, 74.488°W.
Population
In 1891, Lancaster, Village had a population of 700: 348 male and 352 female residents. Population density was 697.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 700 |
| 1901 | 583 |
| 1911 | 624 |
| 1921 | 672 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lancaster, 1881 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lancaster, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 352 |
| Number of males | 348 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 352 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP TOT | 700 |
| Total population | 700 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 225 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 440 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 252 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 448 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 137 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 28 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 109 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 43 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 93 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 111 |
| Acres of hay crops | 24 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 239 |
| Acres of land in farms | 259 |
| Acres of oats | 8 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 990 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 239 |
| BWT BU | 164 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 24 |
| HAY TONS | 31 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 7 |
| Number of chickens | 840 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 45 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 64 |
| Number of milk cows | 53 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 135 |
| Number of swine | 3 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 8 |
| OAT BU | 130 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 990 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,667 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 31 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,667 |
| CATTLE KS | 7 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 225 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 440 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 252 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 840 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 64 |
| HOUSES | 137 |
| HOUSES B | 28 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 109 |
| INF 11 A | 135 |
| MD FEM | 113 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| MILK COWS | 53 |
| NAME CD | Glengarry |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 45 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 6 |
| OTHERS | 448 |
| SUP AM | 239 |
| SUP FOR | 20 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 74 |
| SUP SC | 111 |
| SUP TOT | 259 |
| SWINE | 3 |
| SWINE KS | 21 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 137 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 239 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112006— 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 1891 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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-village-on065005-1891/.