Lachenaie, Quebec (1851 census)
Lachenaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 989. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6468337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.719°N, 73.561°W.
Population
In 1851, Lachenaie had a population of 989: 476 male and 513 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 989 |
| 1861 | 945 |
| 1871 | 852 |
| 1881 | 706 |
| 1891 | 608 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 717 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Lachenaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 989 total population, 513 females, Female members of the family who are present: 492, 476 males, Male members of the family who are present: 457, 343 single females, 310 single males, 172 families, 155 married females, 155 married males, 72 males attending school, 44 females attending school, 20 female births, 18 male births, 15 widowed females, 11 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 2 deaf and dumb females, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 78 males aged 5 to 10, 72 females aged 5 to 10, 54 single males aged 10 to 15, 43 single females aged 15 to 20, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 single females aged 10 to 15, 41 married females aged 30 to 40, 40 married males aged 30 to 40, 39 married females aged 20 to 30, 39 single males aged 20 to 30, 37 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 33 single males aged 15 to 20, 31 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 females under age 1, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 21 females age 3 to 4, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males under age 1, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 males of unknown age, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 964 French Canadians, 21 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 166,035 tons of hay, 23,026 bushels of oats, 13,073 pounds of homemade butter, 9,795 acres of land in farms, 8,030 bushels of wheat, 6,717 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,087 bushels of peas, 4,242 acres of farmland under crops, 3,953 pounds of maple sugar, 3,681 bushels of potatoes, 3,078 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,467 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,173 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,146 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,529 pounds of tobacco, 1,478 acres of oats, 1,012 sheep, 937 acres of wheat, 849 bushels of buckwheat, 825 bushels of barley, 710 bushels of carrots, 676 horses, 660 bushels of corn, 522 acres of peas, 505 milk cows, 456 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 405 swine, 259 calves and heifers, 236 barrels of pork, 184 bulls, oxen, or steers, 105 occupants of farms, 104 acres of buckwheat, 89 bushels of rye, 80 acres of barley, 75 acres of potatoes, 41 acres of corn, 37 bushels of beans, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of rye, 16 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 bushels of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,416 yards of linen, 920 yards of fulled cloth, 844 yards of flannel, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Napoléon Bourassa | 1827–1916 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6468337
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachenaie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachenaie
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Lachenaie, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachenaie-qc059005-1851/.