Lanark is an unincorporated community and former village in the municipality (and incorporated township) of

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History

The village was first settled in 1820 by Scottish immigrants who named it after the town of

Lanark Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

in Scotland. In 1823 it established its first post office. It soon became a major hub of the lumbering and textile industries, both of which used the Clyde River which runs through the village, as a source of power and as a transportation route to transport logs east to the Ottawa River. The textile industry lasted for about 170 years, but was finally defeated by the flood of cheap Asian textiles into North America. Jobs in the textile industry moved overseas. Logging has continued, although in a much reduced manner. Wood is harvested chiefly for the pulp industry or for firewood. In 1959 a major fire destroyed many of the main commercial structures and a number of homes in the village's centre. Most buildings were inadequately insured. Replacement buildings are highly functional in their design. The village has the Lanark and District Museum featuring exhibits of local history. Until the late 1990s, the major employer in the village was the Glenayr Kitten Mill, which produced clothing and offered their products at several

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stores in the village. Several of the buildings are still known by their numbers (e.g. Kitten Factory #1) to local residents. The Clyde Woolen Mills was the founder of these properties.

Sport and recreation

Lanark has in the past been the location for the Canadian Big League Baseball Championships. This highly regarded baseball tournament features 18-year-old players from across the country to play at Clyde Memorial Park.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Lanark had a population of 803 living in 364 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 778. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. According to the 2001

Census: *Population: 869 *% Change (1996-2001): 0.5 *Dwellings: 362 *Area (km².): 4.73 *Density (persons per km².): 183.7 Race Break Up *White: 98.5% *Aboriginal: 1.1% *Asian: .2% *Black: .2%

References

{{authority control Former villages in Ontario Communities in Lanark County Designated places in Ontario