Lancaster, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Lancaster, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q27858257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.144°N, 74.488°W.
Population
In 1911, Lancaster, Village had a population of 624: 307 male and 317 female residents. Population density was 2971.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Lancaster, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,971.43 population per square mile, 716 families, 624 total population, 317 females in the population, 307 males in the population, 196 single (never-married) males, 185 single (never-married) females, 132 area in acres, 101 married males, 98 married females, 34 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 0.21 area in square miles. 583 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 338 persons of French origin, 205 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 42 persons of British origin (Irish), 24 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 391 Roman Catholics, 207 Presbyterians, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Methodists, 4 Jews, 2 Baptists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 711 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112006_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q27858257
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lancaster-village-on070006-1911/.