Lucan, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Lucan, VL 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, VL had a population of 976: 488 male and 488 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).
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 976 total population, 488 females, 488 males, 304 married persons, 190 families, 153 married females, 151 married males, 50 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 622 single persons under 18, 324 single males under 18, 298 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 190 inhabited houses, 190 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,115 bushels of winter wheat, 3,808 bushels of potatoes, 3,738 bushels of oats, 2,498 bushels of barley, 1,201 bushels of turnips, 729 bushels of other root crops, 208 acres of wheat, 160 tons of hay, 118 bushels of spring wheat, 104 acres of hay crops, 40 bushels of peas and beans, 33 acres of potatoes, 13 bushels of corn, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 976 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lucan-vl-on169007-1881/.