Lucan, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Lucan, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.196°N, 81.408°W.
Population
In 1921, Lucan, VL had a population of 683: 328 male and 355 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Lucan, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 683 total population, 355 females in the population, 328 males in the population, 322 females born in Canada, 291 males born in Canada, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 364 persons of British origin (Irish), 200 persons of British origin (English), 72 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of French origin, 5 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 20 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 301 Anglicans (Church of England), 215 Methodists, 92 Presbyterians, 74 Roman Catholics, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128021— 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 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). "Lucan, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lucan-vl-on128021-1921/.