Lucan, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Lucan, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 976. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.196°N, 81.408°W.
Population
In 1881, Lucan, Village had a population of 976: 488 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 973.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 976 |
| 1891 | 920 |
| 1901 | 848 |
| 1911 | 709 |
| 1921 | 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Biddulph, 1871 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lucan, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 190 |
| Number of families | 190 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 488 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 976 |
| Total population | 976 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 622 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 208 |
| BAR BU | 2,498 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,498 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,738 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,808 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,201 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,115 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 104 |
| HAY TONS | 160 |
| OAT BU | 3,738 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 3,808 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 160 |
| WHT AC | 208 |
| WHT SP BU | 118 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,115 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 298 |
| C UNMD M | 324 |
| C UNMD TOT | 622 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 488 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 190 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 488 |
| MD F | 153 |
| MD M | 151 |
| MD TOT | 304 |
| NUMBER CD | 169 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 729 |
| TUR BU | 1,201 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128021— 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). "Lucan, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lucan-village-on169007-1881/.